Kids Can Swipe a Screen But Can't Use LEGOs

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @06:05AM from the also-struggle-with-concept-of-hopscotch dept.

SpankiMonki sends this news from The Guardian: "Children are arriving at nursery school able to 'swipe a screen' but lack the manipulative skills to play with building blocks, teachers have warned. They fear that children are being given tablets to use 'as a replacement for contact time with the parent' and say such habits are hindering progress at school. Addressing the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference in Manchester on Tuesday, Colin Kinney said excessive use of technology damages concentration and causes behavioural problems such as irritability and a lack of control."

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Re:Relevant Skills by msobkow · 2014-04-16 06:14 · Score: 5, Informative

The issue is not the building blocks themselves, but the serious lack of coordination skills on the part of the children.
If you can't get a couple of blocks to snap together, how are you going to deal with tying your shoes?

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