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alpinismeyesterday at 11:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

> People need to stop overthinking everything

If anything, it sounds like (you think that) they need to be more thoughtful and not just throw every new technology and technique at the kids and see if it works.

I’m not trying to nitpick, but slow down, think, and measure before acting seems like clearer advice. Really what you are fighting is assuming that new technology is useful and just trying out various ad hoc ways to discover how to realize that usefulness.


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tcbawoyesterday at 11:48 PM

Who is the authoritative voice of reason for the effectiveness of any educational approach or tool? It takes years to sort things out and by then the approach of the day has moved on. Education is an area where everybody feels like they are an expert. In the US, we can't agree on the simplest things impacting our children.

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ameliusyesterday at 11:18 PM

"overthinking" was the wrong word, clearly, yes.