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"Jonathan Haidt’s incredibly well-timed decision to surf on the wave of a moral
panic about kids and social media has made him a false hero for many parents
and educators. In my review, I noted that his book, “The Anxious Generation,”
is written in a way that makes adults struggling with the world today
feel
good, because it gives them something to blame for lots of really difficult
things happening with kids today.
The fact that it’s
wrong and the data don’t support the actual claims is of
no matter. It
feels like it could be right, and that’s much easier than doing
the
real and extremely difficult work of
actually preparing kids for the
modern world.
So what happens when an actual expert confronts Haidt on this?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
