[michaelt]

A few decades ago:

* People needed to be taught digital skills that were in growing demand in the workplace.

* The kids researching things online and word-processing their homework were doing well in class (because only upper-middle-class types could afford home PCs)

* Some trials of digital learning produced good results. Teaching by the world's greatest teachers, exactly the pace every student needs, with continuous feedback and infinite patience.

* Blocking distractions? How hard can that be?

[nine_k]

Reading with AI summaries jumping into your eyes is like writing in a word processor that completes sentences and paragraphs for you.

Writing with a word processor that just helps you type, format, and check spelling is great. Blocking distractions on a general-purpose computer (like a phone or a tablet) is as hard as handing locked-down devices set up for the purpose, and banning personal devices.