This Is Brilliant

Annie Murphy Paul writes books, blogs, and articles about learning, but this article is so important, discussing the demands of child development in the three dimensional world, that I wanted to highlight it. We all need sensory input, complimented with warmth, affection and humor, hopefully, to be a normal human.  

What Young Children Can Get Out Of Technology—And What They Can’t

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/07/what-young-children-can-get-out-of-technology-and-what-they-cant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-young-children-can-get-out-of-technology-and-what-they-cant 

Other articles by Annie Murphy Paul:

Making Sure Tech Makes You Smarter

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/01/making-sure-tech-makes-you-smarter/ 

Educational Technology Isn’t Leveling the Playing Field

In fact, it’s making achievement gaps even bigger.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/06/neuman_celano_library_study_educational_technology_worsens_achievement_gaps.html 

  

Why Pediatricians Are Prescribing Books

http://time.com/author/annie-murphy-paul/ 

And here is a TED talk

What we learn before we're born

http://www.ted.com/talks/annie_murphy_paul_what_we_learn_before_we_re_born