Winter Book Study: The Digital Delusion
The Digital Delusion
How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning - And How to Help Them Thrive Again
By Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Cost: No charge for PAIS members; $50 for nonmembers
Audience: ALL educators and parents of children
Do you love to read and explore the meaning of a book in community? Join the PAIS Winter Book Study to read and discuss the book, The Digital Delusion. 
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose.
In The Digital Delusion, neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals how the widespread use of laptops, tablets, and classroom software is undermining how children learn and develop. Drawing on decades of research, he provides practical tools for families to reassess device use at home, equips educators with the means to restore attention-rich learning environments, and helps schools make smarter decisions about technology. He exposes and dismantles the central myths driving the EdTech movement and lays out a clear path for putting people—not programs—back at the center of education. This is not a call to reject technology. It’s a call to reclaim real learning.
The original edition, originally chosen as our Summer 2026 Book Study before it was out of print, was bought and republished with added features by Penguin Random House. It’s an amazing and important book for all schools and their students.
Read Digital Delusion over Winter Break and join our discussion on Tuesday, 1/19, 4-5pm. We are hoping to have Jared join us for a Q&A!
*REGISTER by December 1, 2026 to be entered in a drawing to receive a free book. There is no charge for PAIS members.
Meet the Author: Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Educational Neuroscientist; Former Lecturer and Science of Learning Research Scientist, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne; Director, LME Global; Director, The Science of Learning Group; Honorary Research Fellow, St. Vincent's Hospital; Author, Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick (2019); Co-Author, 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (2020), Learning Analytics in the Classroom (2018), and From Laboratory to Classroom: Translating Science of Learning for Teachers (2016)
PRAISE
“Not anti-tech, but pro-learning. If you are an educator or a parent, you’ll want to read this book to understand how technology is changing education and changing children.”—Jonathan Haidt, professor at NYU-Stern School of Business, author of The Anxious Generation
“A must-read for parents and educators everywhere. Horvath exposes technology in our schools today for exactly what it is—a money grab that promotes distraction, procrastination, and addiction, while disempowering parents, teachers, and kids. Rich in scientific data and practical advice, The Digital Delusion empowers us to fight back to bring learning back into our schools.”—Anna Lembke, MD, author of Dopamine Nation