The New York Times offers this thoughtful insight on the use of tablets with young children.
“We really don’t know the full neurological effects of these technologies yet,” said Dr. Gary Small, director of the Longevity Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.” “Children, like adults, vary quite a lot, and some are more sensitive than others to an abundance of screen time.”
Although I sing the praises of technology in education, I certainly think we need to be mindful of its deleterious effects.