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The Weekly
VO LU M E X V I I I , N U M B E R 2 0 A weekly publication of The Post Oak School
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TOUC H S C R E E N GE N E R AT ION by John Long, Head of School
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hen “Touch Screen Generation” appeared this week in The Atlantic, several Post Oak parents and faculty members sent me the link. They did so not just because its author, Hanna Rosin, mentions Dr. Montessori in the second paragraph, but because there is high interest in understanding the value and the risk of technology to our developing children. As Rosin writes, “Every new medium has, within a short time of its introduction, been condemned as a threat to young people.” Here’s an initial response to Rosin’s article from a thoughtful Montessori writer. And here’s another article published three days after Rosin’s, which examines the physical, social, and emotional effects of using electronic media—on adults and children. We’re really trying to understand the impact of technology on our lives. continued on page 2
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