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Simply put, as students spend more time in front of computer screens, they are becoming cognitively flabby. They are passively entertained by the newest programs, but they are not intellectually engaged — they are not learning. Gen Z is the first generation to be less cognitively capable than its parents. My experience of 44 years in education aligns with Horvath’s findings.","type":"text"},{"_id":"55TVV3V2ANB4NEDMR2YI2CKUNQ","additional_properties":{},"content":"Horvath explains that the brain processing of reading on paper and handwriting notes is far more robust than using a computer screen and keyboard. Intuitively we know this, and standardized tests prove it. As a matter of fact, these tests are even becoming easier. For example, Horvath noted, the SAT had previously required students to read and analyze 750-word essays with 10 questions, while today’s exam uses 75-word essays with one question. 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It would instead require the office to decide that it will not prosecute him again. Instead, the district attorney has decided to appeal Judge Gallant’s ruling. Smith immediately filed a motion for bond pending appeal — because why should he have to remain in jail just because the district attorney decided to appeal, after a judge has already found a reasonable likelihood of acquittal on retrial?","type":"text"},{"_id":"KIE4HDG4VVC2DMLMN4STOH7XPA","additional_properties":{"nofollow":false,"openInNewTab":true,"selectedStory":false,"sponsored":false,"storyId":""},"content":"Opinion: MMake school lunches free in Georgia so children — and their parents — can eat","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/08/opinion-make-georgia-school-lunches-free-so-children-can-eat/"},{"_id":"5X3NCYTLTJADPDL6GLPXAH27EY","additional_properties":{},"content":"Smith cannot get back the over 23 years he has already spent in prison. 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