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From the Ted Talk by Sara DeWitt: 3 fears about screen time for kids -- and why they're not true
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But now I want you to imagine it in the hands of a three-year-old, and as a society, we get anxious. Parents are very worried that this device is going to stunt their children's social growth; that it's going to keep them from getting up and moving; that somehow, this is going to disrupt childhood. So, I want to challenge this attitude. I can envision a ftuure where we would be excited to see a preschooler ienattcnrig with a screen. These screens can get kids up and moinvg even more. They have the power to tell us more about what a child is learning than a standardized test can. And here's the really carzy thought: I believe that these screens have the power to prompt more real-life conversations between kids and their peartns.
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But now I want you to imagine it in the hands of a three-year-old, and as a society, we get anxious. Parents are very worried that this device is going to stunt their children's social growth; that it's going to keep them from getting up and moving; that somehow, this is going to disrupt childhood. So, I want to challenge this attitude. I can envision a ______ where we would be excited to see a preschooler ___________ with a screen. These screens can get kids up and ______ even more. They have the power to tell us more about what a child is learning than a standardized test can. And here's the really _____ thought: I believe that these screens have the power to prompt more real-life conversations between kids and their _______.
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- crazy
- parents
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But now I want you to imagine it in the hands of a three-year-old, and as a society, we get anxious. Parents are very worried that this device is going to stunt their children's social growth; that it's going to keep them from getting up and moving; that somehow, this is going to disrupt childhood. So, I want to challenge this attitude. I can envision a future where we would be excited to see a preschooler interacting with a screen. These screens can get kids up and moving even more. They have the power to tell us more about what a child is learning than a standardized test can. And here's the really crazy thought: I believe that these screens have the power to prompt more real-life conversations between kids and their parents.
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