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Why educational apps are making parents frantic

I teach kindergarten and parents email me at midnight asking why their 5-year-old is not reading at grade level according to some app

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology transforms natural developmental variation into algorithmic inadequacy, driving anxiety where patience once lived.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and education?”

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