Peter Gray’s “Freedom To Learn”

• Hype Versus Fact on Social Media and Teens’ Mental Health
  When you read dramatic headlines about great damage to kids from social media or other uses of screens, it’s good to ask about the actual data.
• Registrations for Homeschooling Are Soaring
  A Gallop Poll, Aug. 27, revealed a doubling in rate of homeschooling in the US. Some reasons derive from immediate pandemic effects on typical schools, but others go beyond that.
• Kids Continued to Cope Well Two Months After Schools Closed
  Contrary to dire predictions about the effects of school closures, two surveys revealed that most children benefited from newfound free time.