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Too Many Computers Hurt Learning

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-spent-uninstalling-spyware dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Christian Science Monitor is running a story on a recent University of Munich study of school children in 31 countries that found a correlation between frequent computer usage and poor academic performance. Having more than one computer in the home was found to be particularly bad news! For those Slashdotters with children, how do you deal with your kids' computer use?"

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  1. Re:Thank you, but no by sH4RD · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is getting way offtopic, but last time I checked Stuyvesant didn't let the less intelligent in either... If you mean a larger class size, NYC is a lot bigger than Fairfax County, Virginia, so it's kinda a trade-off. Or maybe I am missing your point.

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  2. ghetto moderation by Clover_Kicker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree with this post!

  3. It's just like TV by stry_cat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In school I use to watch about 4-5 hours per week more than the other kids. The teachers always were concerned that it would affect my learning.

    Well it did. I learned way more from TV than I ever did from school. That's because I was watching the educational programs. I was always 2-3 grade levels ahead in math and 1-2 in reading. By time I got to middle school I was on the accelerated track and in high school I was in all advanced classes. Heck I even skipped the 11th grade and got out a whole year early.

    Now if you use the computer a lot, you can learn a lot or you can waste a lot of time. If you spend all your time playing Doom it's just like spending all your time watching the real world.

    The computer like any tool can be used for good or evil.