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The Harvard Gazette: Audiobooks … is this same as reading

Audiobooks don’t really count as reading? Think again. Education scholars say rigor, learning same as paper, stigma an unnecessary hurdle Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer March 2, 2026 4 min read More than 40 percent of Americans think that listening to audiobooks is … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: ‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts

‘Harvard Thinking’: Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer  February 18, 2026 long read In podcast, teachers talk about how they’re using technology to supercharge critical thinking rather than replace it  Concerns of artificial intelligence supplanting human thinking are rising amid the exponential … Continue reading

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El Pais: ADHD overdiagnosis is harming gifted children

ADHD overdiagnosis is harming gifted children Their behaviors are similar, but their needs are different Olga Carmona FEB 12, 2026 – 12:00 CET Share on Whatsapp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Bluesky Share on Linkedin Copy link In recent … Continue reading

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The Deep View: “AI Humaniser”

Students use “AI Humanizer” tools to make AI text look human There are telltale signs that AI wrote text, such as em dashes, unnatural sounding sentences, monotonous tone and feigned excitement. But what if AI could help make text sound … Continue reading

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The MIT Press Reader: The same technology that’s ruining essay writing as a pedagogical tool can help students learn how to reason via conversations. Comment: Imagine the impact of this for people who have TBI or stroke …

AI Can Teach Our Students the Art of Dialogue The same technology that’s ruining essay writing as a pedagogical tool can help students learn how to reason via conversations. By: David Weinberger       Recent research from MIT found that students using AI … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: help lifting slumping American math scores. Quote: “Math is cumulative: If you don’t understand fractions when they’re introduced in third and fourth grade, you’re going to have a lot of trouble when you get to algebra.” Heather Hill

help lift slumping American math scores Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer January 26, 2026 9 min read Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay — and attendance Scholars are frustrated. After decades of effort to bring more challenge and … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: “Gifted”

Nation & World ‘Gifted’   Rooted in values, scorned as elitist, and now, in the age of AI, about to go extinct? Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer January 21, 2026 4 min read Ellen Winner is a senior research associate at Project Zero … Continue reading

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Futurism: “It’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.”

Book Worms Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read “It’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.” By Joe Wilkins Published Jan 13, 2026 11:27 AM EST As the final waves of Gen Z — … Continue reading

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The Deep View: OpenAI’s unlikely new ally: Universities

OpenAI’s unlikely new ally: Universities As students use ChatGPT to write their college papers to the chagrin of their professors, OpenAI wants to make its relationship with universities more official. The company is forging relationships with colleges around the country, … Continue reading

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The Big Think: Metacognition: the mind’s Swiss Army knife

Metacognition: the mind’s Swiss Army knife Anne-Laure Le Cunff •  Reading time: 8 minutes When you want to learn or build something new, it’s tempting to just get going. Read as much as you can, do some tutorials, work on some related … Continue reading

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