Author: Catherine L'Ecuyer

Catherine L’Ecuyer, bestselling author of The Wonder Approach, originally appeared on 9 November in La Razón In The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recounts a chilling scene from a Communist Party meeting in Moscow in 1937. During the gathering, the local party secretary requested an ovation for Comrade Stalin: “Of course, it being the time of … Continue reading (classical) Education Is About Teaching What Deserves Applause →

Published by Catherine L’EcuyerBy Catherine L’Ecuyer, originally published in El Mundo. 5/12/23 To what can we attribute the widespread collapse in PISA results, seemingly signalling a decline in Western culture? It appears that there is ever more education in the classrooms; yet, paradoxically, less education within the students themselves. This decline in educational standards is … Continue reading That Place to Which Innovative Education Leads Us →

Published by Catherine L’Ecuyer in El País France now seeks to shield infants from mobiles, tablets and televisions with warning labels on packaging, alerting caregivers to potential health risks posed by exposure to screens. This draft law—already approved in the Senate but awaiting a vote in the National Assembly—would compel manufacturers to include cautionary notices … Continue reading From a Culture of Recklessness to a Culture of Precaution →

By Catherine L’Ecuyer – Published in La Razón, 9 November 2023 Many parents are increasingly concerned about the implications of replacing traditional books with tablets in the classroom. Over the past decade, I have received hundreds of messages and letters from desperate and disheartened parents whose children’s schools have implemented tablets without offering a non-digital … Continue reading An Open Letter to School Leaders Using Tablets: A Call for caution and Responsibility →

By Catherine L'Ecuyer, published in the Spanish outlet La Razón, on March 24, 2025 Following Sweden’s example, the Madrid region this week embarked on the path to removing tablets from classrooms. In Canada, the National Institute of Public Health of Québec conducted a literature review on the subject and concluded: “Recent scientific data suggest that … Continue reading Three Mindsets That Led to Digitalisation →

By Catherine L'Ecuyer. Originally published in the Spanish media outlet La Razón, on November 9th 2023.In The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn recounts a chilling scene from a Communist Party meeting in Moscow in 1937. During the gathering, the local party secretary requested an ovation for Comrade Stalin: “Of course, it being the time of the … Continue reading Education Is about Teaching What Deserves Applause →

Published on March 24th, 2025 in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo In a context where 32% of teenagers spend over five hours daily online (rising to nearly 50% on weekends), according to recent UNICEF data, and mounting evidence links hyperconnectivity to the profound deterioration of Generation Z’s mental health, the relentless push to digitalise education … Continue reading The Necessary EdTech De-escalation →

On March 27th 2025 Honourable Members of Parliament, In 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, declared that the mission of his company was “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” He also affirmed that social media existed “to help build friendships.” The turning point for putting that … Continue reading Statement by Catherine L’Ecuyer before the Health Committee of the Spanish Parliament →

Initially published in Spanish on 14 April 2025 by Catherine L’Ecuyer and Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, in La Razón. There is scientific evidence to suggest that digital devices in the classroom bring, at best, no tangible benefit to learning. Picture the following headline: "Health inspector squanders €2 billion by recommending the destruction of thousands of expired … Continue reading Agony of EdTech’s Foretold Death →