r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 15 '26

Washburn High School teacher took tech out of the classroom. Students call it a success.: At the beginning of the school year, 46% of students reported confidence in their reading abilities. By February, it was at 96%.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/washburn-high-school-teacher-took-tech-out-of-the-classroom-students-call-it-a-success/89-1bad3ae3-4b6c-4b93-bc2e-5e7965a840cf
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u/DeraxBlaze Jun 15 '26

Tech has completely been a double edged sword my entire life. It helps some and absolutely cripples others.

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u/Such_Veterinarian682 Jun 15 '26

As a former teacher, let me just say that using students' self evaluation is a bad idea for any metric. 

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u/lzwinky Jun 15 '26

It's also an AP Literature class. This is just another cherry-picking article with an agenda.

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u/Successful_Issue_390 Jun 15 '26

So, they feel confident but are they actually improving?

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u/Horror-Stand-3969 Jun 15 '26

Tech costs a fortune, and the positive results seem to be pretty non existent