@blambroll @jonbecker @jerseyjazzman Oh, I think they are pretty focused, it's just what they are interested in, and not the curriculum.

@21edu @jonbecker @jerseyjazzman That they aren't interested is self-evident. But it's really the thinking that interest must be a prerequisite of focus, and not a byproduct of it, that is the problem here.

@blambroll @jonbecker @jerseyjazzman Pretty much what I was thinking. At my school for example, no homework is the rule. Class time is given to complete all work. We give surveys and students say similar things (too much work). They can’t stay focused to do the work though, so they place the blame there I think.

@blambroll @jonbecker @jerseyjazzman “Phones/socials diminish kids ability to focus and their resilience to challenge” Citation very much needed for this one my friend

@blambroll @jonbecker @jerseyjazzman Kids don't mind things that require focus and resilience if those things are meaningful or connected to their interests. And they've always been stressed by school's high-stakes unpaid busywork. There's a reason why pediatric suicide rates fall in the summer & rise in the fall.