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> Last year, in fact, the OECD reported that “students who use computers very frequently at school do a lot worse in most learning outcomes.” There's no univer
by doctorpangloss 10y ago
> Last year, in fact, the OECD reported that “students who use computers very frequently at school do a lot worse in most learning outcomes.”
There's no universe where having less information available to students improves learning.
Wikipedia for everyone is revolutionary! I doubt an OECD test can capture that.
The problem OLPC faced is that the iPod touch was a more compelling device for children. Its bill of materials today is less than $100. And children use touch devices religiously. OLPC had no hope of delivering a competitor to iPhone on technological and business grounds. But the theory is probably sound.
- canadian_voter 10y agoThere's no universe where having less information available to students improves learning. I think that's an oversimplification. I highly recommend The Shallows by Nicholas Carr. A quicker read is the article that inspired the book: Is Google Making Us Stupid?[0] He's not blindly or rapidly anti-tech. For example, he says: "The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes." But he does recognize that there are drawbacks to how we engage with digital media: "When we read online, she says, we tend to become “mere decoders of information.” Our ability to interpret text, to make the rich mental connections that form when we read deeply and without distraction, remains largely disengaged." [0] http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-googl...
- aidenn0 10y agoI have read novels since before the internet. I'm more likely to interpret and make connections about an article I discuss on HN than I am for any book I read (which I consume like popcorn).