Pete (@mr_van_w) has a look at the relatively new concept of tutoring companies helping 4-year-olds to "Prep-for-prep" in Queensland. While John (@jfcatto) discusses the need to teach students how to regulate their distraction by tech in the classroom.  

 

 

Pete:

Prepping for Prep - should children play or study to get set for prep year - Tony Moore

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/prepping-for-prep-should-children-play-or-study-to-get-set-for-prep-year-20170717-gxd1nn.html 

 

 

John:

Digital Tools and Distraction in School - Mary Beth Hertz

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-tools-distraction-in-school-mary-beth-hertz 

 

Net Smart: How to thrive online: Chapter 1 Attention - Howard Rheingold 

http://hci.stanford.edu/courses/cs047n/readings/rheingold-net-smart.pdf