🧠 Digital Drain: How Social Media is Rewiring Student Brains (and 3 Ways Leaders Can Fight Back)

Student attention spans are shrinking, and the science is clear: constant, fast-paced social media use is fundamentally impacting young people's ability to sustain the deep focus required for complex reading and long-term memory. This isn't just a distraction—it's a neurological shift. In this essential episode of Your Morning Boost, we dive into the latest research from Ed Week (via the Fitting Five newsletter) on how social media erodes cognitive endurance. School leaders cannot ban these tools, but they must become explicit trainers of the deep attention skill that the digital world depletes. Key Takeaways: Learn three systemic strategies to counter the "fragmentation effect": Implement mandatory deep work blocks (20-30 minutes) requiring single-task, uninterrupted focus. Teach sustained attention as a metacognitive muscle through explicit reflection prompts. Design assessments that prioritize analytical summarization over simple fact recall to train working memory. ➡️ CTA: Ready to create analog skills and environments within your digital-heavy school? Subscribe, listen, and share this episode with your instructional team! Find out more about what we do: AWB Education - awbeducation.org Grundmeyer Leader Services - grundmeyerleadersearch.com Got a mailbag question?  Reach out to us at [email protected]

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