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Failure to Connect How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds -- and What We Can Do about It

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ISBN-10: 0684855399

ISBN-13: 9780684855394

Edition: 1999

Authors: Jane M. Healy

List price: $22.95
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* When should children start using computers? * How should schools incorporate computer use into their curriculum? * Which types of computer software programs should be avoided? * Are children who don't have computers in class and at home doomed to fall behind their peers? Few parents and educators stop to consider that computers, used incorrectly, may do far more harm than good to a child's growing brain and social/emotional development. In this comprehensive and practical guide to kids and computers, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., author of the groundbreaking bestsellerEndangered Minds,examines the advantages and drawbacks of computer use for kids at home and school, exploring its effects on their…    
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Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 10/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.748

Jane M. Healy, Ph.D. is a teacher and educational psychologist who has worked with young people of all ages, from pre-school to graduate school. She has been a classroom teacher, reading and learning specialist, school administrator, and clinician. She is currently a lecturer and consultant, and the author of three books about how children do (and don't) learn, Your Child's Growing Mind, Endangered Minds, and Failure to Connect. She and her work have been featured in national media such as CNN and NPR. She has twice been named "Educator of the Year" by Delta Kappa Gamma, the professional honor society of women educators.nbsp; Jane and her husband claim they have learned most of what they…