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Michael Zwaagstra: We Need More Textbooks and Fewer Tablets in Schools

Michael Zwaagstra: We Need More Textbooks and Fewer Tablets in Schools
High school students sit at a table holding multiple digital devices such as phones and tablets during a class lesson. LBeddoe/Shutterstock
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If you walk into a typical school classroom, there’s a good chance you’ll see plenty of electronic devices. Although most provinces have restricted the use of personal phones, many school boards still provide electronic devices to students.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”