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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read an article that said that the parents in Silicon Valley are discouraging their kids to use computers so much.  I have a friend whose son lives there and she says this is true of her grandchildren.  They want the kids to play.[/quote]

Haven't these articles been around for almost a decade now?

Computing skills are logic skills. Those are best learned in middle school (the developing brain is going to be a little hit or miss on them before that). Until then, just teach the kids tons of content about their surroundings and give them hands on experiences to begin to abstract from.[/quote]

And, let's face it--most of them are getting plenty of screen time at home.  I'm not against computer instruction at school--but it should be limited.  Teach them to keyboard and the basics, but K with their own laptops? I taught K.  I shudder to think of what the kids are missing.  Watching a video of plants growing is not the same as planting a seed and watching it sprout.[/quote]

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