Trying to go back to normality. Seeking comfort in the structure of daily routines and family obligations. The kids are back to school, so that means back to old concerns too: Evan Gorelick, A.I. in the classroom:
Tech companies are using an old marketing strategy: Promise that the latest tech will solve classroom problems. In the early 2000s, they told parents and educators that laptops would revolutionize classroom learning. Districts spent millions.
Two decades later, tech companies are still peddling the same fear of missing out: They suggest students need cutting-edge tools for tomorrow’s economy, and schools that don’t provide them are setting their students up for failure.