How computers DON'T make our kids stupid.

Based on an article by Macleans.

“There's growing evidence that too much cyber-time dumbs down our children”
Freeman's convinced that computers help students master the alphabet, reading and writing more quickly than they would in a tech-free environment. "Pretty well all the kids really like it," she notes, "so they're motivated to learn."

My baby brother is only 5 years old, and he's already playing computer games that help him master the alphabet,and coordinate numbers with colors, words, letters and sounds. I still read to him at night, and correct the slang he learns from Family Guy. But he very excited when he gets to play on the computer, and the expression on his face when he completes a level is price-less.

There is no harm in buying your child a computer. They eventually learn how to manage their time between homework and social networking. Both bring your child informative information weather it is good or bad. But a computer will also not determine their perseverance to complete the school work. If the child wants to study they WILL study, the internet only provides them with extra information and contradicting points of view that helps them complete their work with superb creativity.

"I would suggest that for the reading literacy of nine-year-olds, very frequent computer use at school could have a more severe effect, since the learning of reading requires a lot of interaction between teachers and students." "But we are for introducing important technologies at the right time in the development of children."

I completely agree with this. When you are younger you need to build writing skills, reading skills, and listening skills. These are basic component for human knowledge, and only helps you progress faster than your other peers in life, if you master them earlier on.

"There's always something to take kids away from studying. Thirty years ago, at universities, it was “bridge."

Kids will always look for an alternative to education. All they want is lasting interactions with their teachers, so they can feel like they won’t be rejected if they come and ask them for help with their studies. Now days it is a lot harder to achieve, and this is why we reach out to social networks, gaming networks, and our friends. Because all of us want to feel a part of something meaningful, and bigger!


Petra Nemcova teaching Haitian children how to use the computer.