Learning How to educate children for the digital age.

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Saving Stillness

Quiet time is key to adolescent development, argues Sherry Turkle, a clinical psychologist and the director of the M.I.T. Initiative on Technology and Self.

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Rough Cut

Old School, New School

Chatham High School students, like many nationwide, are increasingly surrounded by screens. Their teachers debate how to handle their split focus.

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Preserving Focus

It's not easy for kids to still and concentrate, according to the Secretary of Education, but it's still an important skill to cultivate.

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Virtual Education

While many hail the promise of digital tools in education, test scores have yet to improve, and it's because there are so many easy distractions available.

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Diving In

Digital Natives are great at finding information, but don't always make it past the first page of Google results. Should we be teaching kids to be more critical?

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Attention Deficit?

Teachers today almost have to be entertainers to keep kids' attention.

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Countering the Urge to Multitask

Multi-tasking and digital media have impacted students' ability to pay attention, making reading more important than ever in this teacher's eyes.

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A Haven from the Madness

School is one of the last refuges from our always-on culture, and that's worth protecting, says Todd Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a journalist and the author of The Flickering Mind.

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Carving Out Quiet

Even this professor has trouble focusing on a book without consciously taking himself out of the loop.