“The Overdominance of Computers”
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Overview:
This article discusses the positive and negative aspects of kids being put in the middle of a computer rich environment before they may be ready for it. Most people have some form of technology that they use daily if not hourly. This article addresses the effects it can have on young minds when they aren’t ready for the responsibility it brings. It asks the question, “Do computers help achievement?” While the study found that the more that student’s are exposed to computers the more it seems to hurt their achievement levels. They also stated that overexposure to computers and technology can create an altered view of the world in which students live in. It can hinder the learning process by robbing them of authentic experiences. The remedy to prevent this type of situation is to fill student’s early education with the types of experiences that will foster their creativity and create strong bonding experiences. The article stresses that this situation should not be overlooked. The fact is that technology is not going away, and it is time to start really taking a look at the effects that too much computers can have.
Reference Points:
1) “Nearly everything children do today involves technologies that distance them from direct contact with the living world.”
2) “...the more access students had to computers in school and at home, the lower their overall test scores were.”
3) 80 percent of kindergarten students used a computer in school in 2003
4) “Nearly everything that a child does today – from chatting with friends to listening to music to playing games – tends to involve the use of technologies that distance children from direct contact with the living world.
5) “How can young people develop the wisdom to judge high technology if they are told from the moment the enter school, implicitly if not explicitly, that they need high-tech tools to learn, to communicate, to think?”
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