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This is practically the definition of chutzpah: Introduce a product that will probably harm children with the sales pitch that it reduces the harm to children that your last product caused.

10th ANNIVERSARY - of a book I was proud to write and is still going strong, about a Navy man who, like my Army father, endured the April 7, 1943 mass aerial attack by Admiral Yamamoto's forces across the South Pacific. amazon.com/PT-109-America…

Bravo Quebec for enacting bell-to-bell #phonefreeschools! 400 schools already don't allow smartphones on school property. Thank you Bernard Drainville for your dedication to kids' mental health and academic flourishing! cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

The list of states going phone-free in K-12 schools is expanding, with 4 added just in the last 2 weeks! Well done NY, OK, GA, AL. news.ballotpedia.org/2025/05/16/fou… Here's the current map:

Let the children #play! #OutdoorPlay #ItAllStartsWithPlay

MEMORIAL DAY LESSON: an American soldier who loved Iraq, spoke Arabic, studied the Quran and was hailed by Iraqis as a martyr; a story that Fox News calls "captivating", "phenomenal" and "staggering". I learned this lesson from him (2:58): foxnews.com/video/12749097…

MEMORIAL DAY LESSON: an American soldier who loved Iraq, spoke Arabic, studied the Quran and was hailed by Iraqis as a martyr; a story that Fox News calls "captivating", "phenomenal" and "staggering". I learned this lesson from him (2:58): foxnews.com/video/12749097…

Let the children #play, outside! #OutdoorPlay

Teachers are loving phone-free schools. Kids will choose their phones over listening to a teacher, but they choose their teacher over... nothing. Here's an insightful and humorous report from one teacher, Gilbert Schuerch: afterbabel.com/p/my-school-ba…

A CHILD'S SUMMER ASSIGNMENT FOR SUCCESS: Be a child. Have fun with buddies, go outside, be bored, run around till you're exhausted, goof off, draw stuff, build Legos, get muddy, scrape your knees, read paper books, and think nothing of screens or school! Let the Children Play.

If you factor in this little-known fact, the Finnish education system ranks as a runaway #1 globally (with Norway) in language studies.

A meta-study of 54 studies and 170,000+ people found that: People remember more information if they read a physical book instead of a digital one. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Looks like paper beats pixel.

.Conor Friedersdorf argues that college classes should be screen free, especially in small colleges where the point is community When I made my NYU classes entirely screen free -- no laptops -- engagement and enjoyment went up. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Brilliant! Kids should be encouraged to play for fun, not always for points and trophies.

Brilliant! Kids should be encouraged to play for fun, not always for points and trophies.

It's an honor to join UNICEF in urging: "Across all ages digital approaches should not displace children’s essential non-digital activities such as unstructured, human-centred play, physical activity and foundational skills like writing with pen and paper."

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY! I join UNICEF in calling for daily play, regular physical activity through adolescence; digital tools that enhance—not replace— human connection; and foundational skills like writing with pen and paper. Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ Jonathan Haidt Let Grow @

"I think our parents were right. It was the damn phones." A powerful poem by 21 year old poet Kori Jane Spaulding. at After Babel: afterbabel.com/p/it-was-the-d…

The late Henry Kissinger's question on "what is Europe's number" was finally answered today by Carl Bildt in #kultarantatalks: "The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb" Apparently Finnish leadership has been noted by many — and rightly so.