Her recent post talks about the number of hours kids are exposed to media content each year (4000) and she compares that to the number of hours they receive of educational instruction (1000). Sounds a bit lopsided, yes? Her argument (and also that of the person she is referencing, Patricia Greenfield) is that schools should NOT just add more media content (wait, LESS tech in school?) but perhaps work on strengthening the areas that are weak.
Patricia claims that students these days are getting very good at "widespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills" (all those 4000 hours) but losing ground at "abstract vocabulary, mindfulness, reflection, inductive problem solving, critical thinking, and imagination"
Is that what you see? If not, if it is still well balanced then, no problem. If it is out of balance then an important question is how can we get it into balance and what part does the school and the home play in that process? And what part can media exposure play as well or is media exposure only a part of the problem?
Lots to think about.
