- Critics argue that screen-based education in schools is harming children's imagination, concentration, and cognitive development, with real-world examples showing declines in academic scores and attention spans.
- There is a growing movement to remove or reduce EdTech from classrooms, with pushbacks in the US, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark favoring traditional methods like books, handwriting, and teacher-student interaction.
- Research indicates that learning from physical books and handwriting activates the brain more effectively than screens, supporting deeper retention and cognitive skills, while EdTech often uses addictive, slot-machine-like features.
- Concerns about AI in education highlight risks of dependency and stunted cognitive maturity, as it may shortcut learning processes and undermine critical thinking, with some tech elites opting for low-tech schools for their own children.
- Advocates call for a return to human-centered education, emphasizing teacher relationships, play, boredom as a catalyst for creativity, and analogue skills to prepare children for the future, warning against surrendering children's minds to technology.