Endangered Minds : Why Cghildren Don't Think, and What We Can Do about it
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0684856204
ISBN-13
9780684856209
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Pocket Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 1999
Print length
382 Pages
Weight
384 grams
Dimensions
21.30 x 14.00 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
Philosophy & theory of educationPhilosophy and theory of education
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The author links the inability of children to concentrate to the electronic media, changes in life-styles, and the decline of literacy.
Is today''s fast-paced media culture creating a toxic environment for our children''s brains?
In this landmark, bestselling assessment tracing the roots of America''s escalating crisis in education, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., examines how television, video games, and other components of popular culture compromise our children''s ability to concentrate and to absorb and analyze information. Drawing on neuropsychological research and an analysis of current educational practices, Healy presents in clear, understandable language:
-- How growing brains are physically shaped by experience
-- Why television programs -- even supposedly educational shows like Sesame Street -- develop "habits of mind" that place children at a disadvantage in school
-- Why increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder
-- How parents and teachers can make a critical difference by making children good learners from the day they are born
In this landmark, bestselling assessment tracing the roots of America''s escalating crisis in education, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., examines how television, video games, and other components of popular culture compromise our children''s ability to concentrate and to absorb and analyze information. Drawing on neuropsychological research and an analysis of current educational practices, Healy presents in clear, understandable language:
-- How growing brains are physically shaped by experience
-- Why television programs -- even supposedly educational shows like Sesame Street -- develop "habits of mind" that place children at a disadvantage in school
-- Why increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder
-- How parents and teachers can make a critical difference by making children good learners from the day they are born
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