Minimally guided instruction doesn't work with AI tutors either. One thing we are finding out is that Socratic questioning models are very frustrating for students when they withhold the explicit guidance novice learners actually need. arxiv.org/abs/2609.29995

Exclusive from @benclatworthy Screen time in classrooms should be slashed as there are fears it is fuelling a “crisis” in pupils’ speech and language development, ministers have been urged Leading clinicians have written to Lucy Powell, the education secretary, to warn that they are witnessing a “crisis unfold with children presenting earlier and more severely” with physical and developmental health issues, including language and eyesight problems The letter, which was also sent to Yvette Cooper, the health secretary, was signed by 150 clinicians inlcuding Dr Louise Milne, consultant paediatrician at Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust, and Dr Sanjiv Nichani, a senior consultant paediatrician and co-founder of the Children’s Intensive Care Unit at Leicester Children’s Hospital Experts said the use of tablets, laptops, interactive whiteboards and headphones “exploded” during the pandemic and has “never been rolled back”. Recent research found that many pupils now spend longer on screens in the classroom than they are recommended to spend across an entire day. They warn: “A generation is being taught on devices and platforms that have never been subject to systematic, child‑focused testing for their cumulative impact on children’s eyes, ears or speech, and we are the clinicians who will spend the rest of our careers treating the consequences.” thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…

we’re actually doomed

💡A survey of Australian teachers found 88% believe in the learning styles myth, 38% believe students learn better through discovery than explicit instruction, 41% believe testing tends to detract from learning. If you're taught neuromyths about learning from someone who is supposed to be an expert, you'll likely believe them. The report rightly recommends strengthening initial teacher education, among other things. cis.org.au/publication/knowl…

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