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Why some Catholic schools are going low-tech in the age of AI

Educators say shared devices and hands-on lessons help students focus, while a U.S. Surgeon General report links heavy screen time to poorer outcomes.

Summary by Catholic Review
(OSV News) — During the coronavirus pandemic, laptops allowed Holy Family School in Dale City, Virginia, to continue educating children even when distance or illness got in the way. But as the years went by, the educators began to see the drawbacks of the 1:1 device program. “Kids would gravitate toward using the Chromebook more as a tool for entertainment and distraction than for work,” said Jay Jesse, assistant principal. Last year, the paroch…

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Catholic Review broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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