tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357900543213693100.post4461406387835132752..comments2024-01-21T11:25:12.140-06:00Comments on Reading Catholic: Are We Too Plugged In?Nancy Piccionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440982166820769813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357900543213693100.post-56378037577942226292010-08-20T03:37:47.326-05:002010-08-20T03:37:47.326-05:00About 8 years ago, i read a wonderful book citing ...About 8 years ago, i read a wonderful book citing how tv affected the brains of young children. what we know is that tv images, especially the constant flashing of new and stimulating images and action, can really play havoc with the young child's mind... and the adult's. <br />The constant inflow of stimulus can actually produce something simlar to the addictive effect of drugs. <br />The internet can be very much the same. <br />Right now i am reading the book "BOYS ADRIFT" by Leonard Sax. He has some interesting information to quote about the effect of computer games on little boys' brains. Frankly, its scary stuff. <br />I am no techno phobe and as a homeschooling mama i LOVE access to information. However, there is a discipline- perhaps the virture lost to the current generation- that of being willing to wait. <br />I find myself singing the old 60's tune "Anticipation" (was that Carly Simon?!) a lot around my house. My daughter wants to google everything. My son only wants a quick fix. It has become so hard to wait...to hold a question in one's mind for hours, or days, or even a month, while slowly integrating and discovering new information on the topic of curiosity.<br />This is something we are working on here- being willing to wait. to anticipate. to hang on to thoughts or ideas that should grow precious to us over time as we savor the process of learning.Unschoolin' Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399773676183495394noreply@blogger.com