Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Nature, Nurture, or Computer?
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Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
Once debated up the wazoo, the old nature vs nurture issue regarding what molds us, now must add "vs computer." Children who are starting formal schooling at younger and younger ages are also introduced to the World Wide Web sooner than even Bill Gates or Steve Jobs ever imagined.
Parents used to feel safe believing that the school they chose for their little ones would only teach what THEY wanted taught. But we all know now that even the most private of schools can not keep computers out of their classrooms. Do so and hold children back in the middle ages compared to their peers.
Ask a child, "Where did you learn that from!?" and prepare to hear the name of the newest molder---the computer. As children mimic adult behaviours, watch them pretend to be talking on cell phone, fingering that laptop, and laughing at cat videos. The new McBabysitter just needs WiFi, not even a wall outlet.
In the next decade we will be looking at our young adult population and asking, "Was she born that way? Is she a reflection of her parents/village teachings? Which social media networked her?"
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