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> Finally, kids books should be physical, forever. I don't let my kids read on a tablet or other device, ever. That's an interesting position; would you mind c

by _Nat_ 6y ago

> Finally, kids books should be physical, forever. I don't let my kids read on a tablet or other device, ever. That's an interesting position; would you mind commenting on why? That said, if we're talking about things in the long-term, then neither old-fashion books nor tablets would seem relevant. Something like a good neural-lace would quickly obsolete both.

larrik 6y ago
1) It's (likely) better for their eyes and motor development (turning pages is quite the skill to learn to do properly). 2) They outgrow them quickly, and you can move them down to their little cousin or a friend or whoever. 3) No distractions of being on a tablet or having access to apps or the web. 4) Way way cheaper, especially used. That said, I pretty strictly restrict screen time, way more than even I was restricted as a kid, for a variety of reasons. Physical books are something they can look to for entertainment outside of that. Remote learning has made this worse, now that their schooling is online.
- ivan_ah 6y ago
  > 3) No distractions of being on a tablet or having access to apps or the web. I hear you about this one! I don't understand how someone could concentrate on learning/reading when sugar rush in the form of apps and web browsing is available one click away... One possibility to remove the negatives of the distractions but keep the benefits of the tablet (e.g. digital content, interactivity, video lessons) is to install an offline learning app like Kolibri, which allows you to pre-download all the content then turn off access to the internet. For example you can have the entire Khan Academy content offline (assuming 40G storage), then give them the tablet and be like browse all you want, since all the content will be educational and not youtube junk. - Demo: https://kolibri-demo.learningequality.org/ https://kolibri-demo.learningequality.org/ - Download: https://learningequality.org/download/ https://learningequality.org/download/ - Info for parents here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lizKhBkdrccfRWxo-NIKlfljbitdhjkcleFsFPAVnE/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lizKhBkdrccfRWxo-NIKlfl... - Content catalog: https://catalog.learningequality.org/#/public?languages=en https://catalog.learningequality.org/#/public?languages=en - Source: https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri (Django+Vue.js)

by _Nat_ 6y ago

larrik 6y ago

1) It's (likely) better for their eyes and motor development (turning pages is quite the skill to learn to do properly). 2) They outgrow them quickly, and you can move them down to their little cousin or a friend or whoever. 3) No distractions of being on a tablet or having access to apps or the web. 4) Way way cheaper, especially used. That said, I pretty strictly restrict screen time, way more than even I was restricted as a kid, for a variety of reasons. Physical books are something they can look to for entertainment outside of that. Remote learning has made this worse, now that their schooling is online.

ivan_ah 6y ago
> 3) No distractions of being on a tablet or having access to apps or the web. I hear you about this one! I don't understand how someone could concentrate on learning/reading when sugar rush in the form of apps and web browsing is available one click away... One possibility to remove the negatives of the distractions but keep the benefits of the tablet (e.g. digital content, interactivity, video lessons) is to install an offline learning app like Kolibri, which allows you to pre-download all the content then turn off access to the internet. For example you can have the entire Khan Academy content offline (assuming 40G storage), then give them the tablet and be like browse all you want, since all the content will be educational and not youtube junk. - Demo: https://kolibri-demo.learningequality.org/ https://kolibri-demo.learningequality.org/ - Download: https://learningequality.org/download/ https://learningequality.org/download/ - Info for parents here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lizKhBkdrccfRWxo-NIKlfljbitdhjkcleFsFPAVnE/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lizKhBkdrccfRWxo-NIKlfl... - Content catalog: https://catalog.learningequality.org/#/public?languages=en https://catalog.learningequality.org/#/public?languages=en - Source: https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri (Django+Vue.js)