Computers in Education
In this fast paced, ever evolving age of Information Technology (IT), children are being exposed to computers at a very young age. ... Will increased use of computers eventually be the undoing of the “Teacher”? Can children grow up to be healthy well-rounded adults when their education loses the social interaction that helps them become active members of society? ... Parents seem to think early use of computers will benefit their children. ... According to Chamberlain (1999), it is a parent’s fear that their child will end up in a lousy career that leads parents to believe that young people need to learn to use computers at an early age. ... Computers are becoming so easy to use and learn because of on-line tutorials and “Help”, that anyone will be able to learn how to use computers very fast, at any age. Just look at how many people now use computers without having had previous training. ... have teachers and administrators boasting about the wondrous things children of five or six can do on computers: drawing, typing, playing with elementary science simulations and other programs called “educational games” (Oppenheimer, 1997). ... Specialists in childhood development are concerned with both the physical and social detriments of computers.