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A beautifully written case for why physical textbooks are so much better for learning than the online distractions that have replaced them. From Sophie Winkleman and @drdavidajames spectator.com/article/textbo…

The only way to deep happiness is to do something you love to the best of your ability.

You’re not learning if you’re not confused half the time.

There are now so many RCTs showing the mental health benefits of reducing social media use for at least a week. Here's a new one showing that young adults get LESS lonely when they reduce, even though their friends are not reducing. From Gary Goldfield et al. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Social media does not give teens real community; it prevents them from spending time with real people. And, of course, Meta itself did an RCT, with similar results: metasinternalresearch.org Imagine how much loneliness would drop if an entire school, or community, or an entire generation, reduced or quit at the same time. Better yet, imagine how much less lonely, anxious, and depressed young people would be if social media was never invented, or if there had been an age limit of 16 when they were 10, so they did not all go through puberty spending 5 hours a day swiping and comparing, instead of hanging out with friends. Meta is facing survivor parents and a jury for the first time in its history this week, in Los Angeles. It will argue that the data is all correlational, and that nobody can prove causation. They have been saying this for years and it is demonstrably false. There are so many different lines of evidence demonstrating causation. Zach Rausch and I lay out seven lines of evidence here: osf.io/xsje9/files/hm… My two favorites, after the RCTs: Teens themselves say it has harmed their mental health, and employees of Meta, Snap, and TikTok discuss the many harms that their products cause, in emails and internal reports that leaked or were discovered. They know that they are harming children at an industrial scale. This is why so many countries around the world are now following Australia's bold move and raising the age for opening accounts to 16. 2026 will be a big year of change in the battle to reclaim childhood from big tech.

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Academic Planning Night has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 3! We look forward to welcoming families to learn more about course selection, graduation requirements, and opportunities available to support students’ academic and postsecondary goals! @LCHSBears @ltgoodnews

We had a great time celebrating our Top 30 and Distinguished Scholars for the Class of 2026! We are beyond proud of your academic excellence, service, and commitment to your school community! Congratulations our your recognition and accomplishment! #BearPride #LCexcellence

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Wow.

"If you keep your nose down in life and keep working, anything is possible." - Curt Cignetti

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If you want to understand something, break it and see what stops working.

Some @AVID4College kiddos in there! Proud of them all!

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