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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyiauthor of "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and InventionFailure to Connect" sounds a wake-up call for teachers and parents who believe that computers alone will solve our educational problems. The bottom line: Adult attention rather than gigabytes is what makes children grow.
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Though most parents of school-age children believe that computers are essential to learning, Jane Healy argues that more important educational priorities are being pushed aside in the rush to buy computers. In this text, Healy examines the benefits and drawbacks of computer use for children.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyiauthor of "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and InventionFailure to Connect" sounds a wake-up call for teachers and parents who believe that computers alone will solve our educational problems. The bottom line: Adult attention rather than gigabytes is what makes children grow.
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Though most parents of school-age children believe that computers are essential to learning, Jane Healy argues that more important educational priorities are being pushed aside in the rush to buy computers. In this text, Healy examines the benefits and drawbacks of computer use for children.
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