Computers are mind candy for kids. Prepubertal kids just want to play games. Adolescents want to be on Facebook and Myspace and surf free porn. It just distracts them from real education. Computers have almost no place in highschool. Schools that bought into the idea that the more computers available per student the better have no idea of how to teach. A recent report showed that creativity has dropped in America since that advent of video games and home computers. We love computers, but let's be realistic, when a machine can do things for your mind, your mind stops working and gets lazy. Computers are great tools, but they should be for adults and older students who have already proved themselves.
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Computers are mind candy for kids. Prepubertal kids just want to play games. Adolescents want to be on Facebook and Myspace and surf free porn. It just distracts them from real education. Computers have almost no place in highschool. Schools that bought into the idea that the more computers available per student the better have no idea of how to teach. A recent report showed that creativity has dropped in America since that advent of video games and home computers. We love computers, but let's be realistic, when a machine can do things for your mind, your mind stops working and gets lazy. Computers are great tools, but they should be for adults and older students who have already proved themselves.