SCOUT· 44%43m·2026-09-15·RelationshipsNeuroscientist: The Devices Schools Hand Out Are Backfiring | Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Dr. Phil sits down with neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath for a wake‑up call every parent needs to hear. Across the country, kids are more distracted, more anxious, and less interested in school, even as classrooms fill up with laptops, tablets, and “learning” apps. Dr. Horvath issues a chilling…
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“THANK YOU! I’m a teacher who is always getting dinged on my evaluations for eschewing technology. I do not want my kids on their stupid iPads AT ALL. What makes it hard is that our classes are 80 minutes. It is really difficult to keep mode…”
“The idea that space is part of memory in reading makes total sense to me. When I was in school taking a test, I could see the page of the book where I read the answer. It was next to that picture or chart and here it is. I could read it aga…”
“Thank you, Dr. Jared & Dr. Phil for bringing this important information. Definitely make another program about this theme. I need to read that book.”
“Monotasking > multitasking. However i will say when I listening to calming music at a low volume while studying math, I feel like im able to learn very efficiently than without listening to music. So I wonder if its the type of multitasking…”
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