| Title |
Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds, For Better and Worse |
| Author |
Jane Healy
|
| Resource Type |
Book  |
| Primary Audience |
Professionals |
| Language |
English
|
| Publication |
Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1999 |
| ISBN |
0684855399 |
| Subject Area |
Child Development and Behavior |
| Related Keywords |
Child Safety,
School
|
| Synopsis |
Healy argues that putting "a computer in every classroom" does not encourage children's education, but instead damages it. Healy proposes that socialization, independent decision-making, and creativity can only be instilled by people, not computers. |
| Number of pages |
352 |
| URL |
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