David Nelson, Ed.D.

A proud daddy to my baby girl, Emma. Professor of Mass Communication and Host of the podcast: The 33: Methamphetamine: A Love Story

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

Part 2 of our interview with Candy Schwartz. She shares more about her father’s death and the purpose behind HB 3304. This and more on this episode. https://t.co/mIrlcoHxYi

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

“Troy” did it all—but paid for it. He lost everything and was just one month into sobriety when he shared his story with Dr. Shukla. https://t.co/NlT6G6ipnC

[Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC]

"There shouldn't be a classroom in America from kindergarten to PhD where you're allowed to use your personal devices," says @ArthurBrooks. "We're rewiring their brains to become lonely and depressed." https://t.co/LvW5c05S54

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jonathan Haidt dropped the most damning tech truth:

ByteDance gives Chinese kids a safe, limited TikTok that builds focus.
Western kids get the brain-frying addictive weapon.

Silicon Valley bosses do the exact same: no phones for their own kids, nanny contracts, and elite screen-free schools. They engineered the addiction. They just refuse to let it destroy their children.

This isn’t a glitch. It’s the plan.

The people hijacking your kids’ attention are ruthlessly protecting their own. That double standard should make every parent furious.

This one genuinely made me furious. I’ve gone much stricter on screens at home since. The hypocrisy is impossible to unsee.

Where do you draw the line with your kids — total ban, tight limits, or let them scroll?

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

This is part one of our interview with Candy Schwartz. She lost her father to a terrible collision with a commercial truck driver who was under the influence of meth. Hear her story in this episode and the changes she’s pursuing with a HB 3304 in Oklahoma
https://t.co/O8bFFBXIZG

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

🚨 Worth your attention 🚨

“Children need to wrestle and touch and share food and play synchronous games like patty cake. All that stuff is how you develop friendships.”

“It’s all gone now or at least it’s greatly diminished. I do not believe there are digital substitutes for children growing up.”

“I think the only answer here is to keep them off. If you want to prepare your children for the digital age, keep them the hell away from these digital products until they’re done with puberty, which is around 16.”

Jonathon Haidt
Professor of Ethical Leadership

[Baseball King @BasebaIlKing]

I can’t stop watching this

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Amazing: LA schools will eliminate personal devices in K and 1st grade, and limit use in grades 2-5, and give parents more options. I think this will catch on nationally:

[Jonathan Goudeau @jgoudeau18]

This is HUGE! Not just for former ‘Chos who are good enough but for other D2/NAIA teams in the state! The way UFL likes local players on teams this is a win-win. REALLY hope this sticks cause this is an opportunity that is desperately needed #ufl #cfb

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

UCO ProMedia students gathered 18 OBEA awards at the OAB conference for their media work. Nice work!

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

“Ray” was 35-years old when he shared his story of meth use, dealing and cooking with Dr. Shukla. This episode also dives into what “scared” him to stop. https://t.co/dPovxsQgd5

[ABC News @ABC]

Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, according to the World Happiness Report 2026.

The annual report also found that Finland is the happiest land in the world for the ninth year in a row.

Read more: https://t.co/FK7EawnTfP

[UCO Bronchos @ucoathletics]

Now he’s a three-time National Champion!! Gabe Johnson wins his third straight 157-pound title with a 2-2 overtime victory by virtue of 12 seconds riding time!

@UcoWrestling

[UCO Mass Communication @UCO_MCOM]

Edmond Outlook featured @uco_mcom on hosting the upcoming Oklahoma Teen Film Festival and the growing interest of the film industry in Oklahoma.

Read more from the link below.
https://t.co/xjTqUYnBtD

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

Conner was 24 when he first tried meth, which led him to a life of using cooking and selling. Dr. Shukla shares his story on this episode https://t.co/ta4PVtxzeS

[UCO Bronchos @ucoathletics]

Central Oklahoma sets a single game record for runs scored!!! A handful of records have fallen tonight. Here is Kennedy Clark's 3-run homer that broke the runs record of 23 (vs. SWOSU, 1983).

End 4, UCO 26, Highlands 3

@UCOSoftball x #RollChos

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

This teacher-turned-cognitive scientist shared a disturbing reality that left the room stunned.

“Our kids are LESS cognitively capable than we were at their age.”

Every previous generation outperformed its parents since we began recording in the late 1800s.

So, what happened?

Screens.

Dr. Jared Horvath explained:

“Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to underperform us on basically every cognitive measure we have, from basic attention to memory, to literacy, to numeracy, to executive functioning, to EVEN GENERAL IQ, even though they go to more school than we did.”

“So why? … The answer appears to be the tools we are using within schools to drive that learning (screens).”

“If you look at the data, once countries adopt digital technology widely in schools, performance goes down significantly, to the point where kids who use computers about five hours per day in school for learning purposes will score over two-thirds of a standard deviation LESS than kids who rarely or never touch tech at school. And that’s across 80 countries.”

But screens aren’t just decimating learning and making new generations less intelligent than the ones before them.

They’re doing something far worse. And when you take a closer look, it isn’t pretty. 🧵

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

@on3 Game over after 1 qtr. 🤣

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

In this episode we had the pleasure to talk to “D” about his addiction and recovery after finding a supportive group to help him on his road to recovery. https://t.co/YsfKZJ3bme

[David Nelson, Ed.D. @dnelson100]

@lady_valor_07 Godzilla.