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Ten Ways Bad Technology Is Good For Your Kids.
Nick Smith, a thirty-something friend sent me an email in response to my article Technology Fear Mongering at the Huffington Post. The resulting conversation turned into ten reasons “bad” technology is good for your kids. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Creativity, Education, Genius, parenting, Play, Technology and Education
Tagged brain development, child-rearing, Children and technology, decision making, emotional intelligence, kids and the internet, kids online, Parenting, responsibility, Self-determination, social media, social responsibility, teaching
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Technology Fear Mongering at the Huffington Post
On March 6th the Huffington Post posted a disgraceful bit of fear mongering by Cris Rowan under the title: 10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned for Children Under the Age of 12. They are pandering to insecure parents … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Genius, Learning Disability, parenting, Reading, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Success, Teaching, Teaching Writing, Technology and Education
Tagged child-rearing, Children and technology, education, Genius, kids, kids and the internet, kids online, Learning, learning social skills, learning to read, math teaching, Parenting, parents, play, Reading, reading to children, responsibility, school, school reform, social media, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Now it’s the Adults who Must Run to Catch Up
In the living room of a friend’s house on the 4th of July, our wide ranging story-telling drifted into stories of conflict, especially times when we had turned adversaries into friends. One of us mentioned Getting to Yes, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Challenge, Children, Creativity, decision-making, Education, Genius, Gifted, Inspiration, parenting, Play, Preschool, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Success, Technology and Education
Tagged child-rearing, Children and technology, education, Genius, gifted, kids, kids and the internet, kids online, Learning, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, play, responsibility, school, school reform, social media, teaching, teaching responsibility
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The Game of Being an Involved Parent
Children have to learn good decision-making by actually making decisions, but that doesn’t mean parents need to back off. It means changing the quality of the involvement. The game of being an involved parent keeps changing. That’s a good thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Authority, Challenge, Children, decision-making, Education, Genius, parenting, Responsibility, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Teaching, Technology and Education
Tagged Authority, child-rearing, Children and technology, decision making, education, kids, kids and the internet, Learning, learning social skills, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, responsibility, social media, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Mathematics, Creativity, Play and the Essence of Good Teaching
Mathematics, Creativity and Play Last week Madeleine, one of my virtual friends who writes limericks, asked me if I would be celebrating Tau Day, June 28th. After watching this video, I think you will all agree that Tau Day is worth … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education, Genius, Play, Teaching
Tagged Authority, child-rearing, Children and technology, education, Genius, gifted, kids, Learning, math teaching, mathematics, Parenting, parenting skills, play, responsibility, school reform, STEM Subjects, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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