The Silent Cognitive Crisis
Digital Education is Causing a Decline in Core Student Abilities The popular belief that each new generation is inherently "smarter" is being challenged by a deeply troubling reality: a measurable and significant decline in core cognitive abilities among students globally . This deterioration is not a natural progression but a direct, alarming consequence of the rapid, and often uncritical, introduction of digital technology into early education. We, the preceding generations, bear the responsibility for blindly forcing young minds to adopt digital screens at a tender age without a proper, long-term evaluation of the developmental consequences. This trend is starkly visible in prestigious international schools in India, where highly sought-after curricula like the IB, GCSE, and IGCSE are offered. These institutions have normalized the presence of personal digital devices in the classroom, often making it mandatory for students as young as Grade 3 to possess their own laptop o...