ANALOG: Let’s Build a More Human World
The Next Big Idea
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Is There a Future for Online Learning?
I think we're just in the earliest stages of learning how to harness digital technology to support education. We've been testing a parenting strategy that we refer to as benign neglect, which involves allowing them to spend a lot of time with iPads and laptops. Our 12-year-old has learned an astonishing amount about science from watching YouTube videos and success. And I'd say he's learned more in a year using Duolingo than he has in three years of Spanish classes in school. But what we did during the pandemic is test a very early, highly imperfect rudimentary approach to learning, using digital technologies.
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