I received this article from my local Montana Apple's Users Group. I
forward it here because it raises valuable questions as more and more of
the software world impinges and encroaches - that maybe there's some
value in keeping it from stunting our children (both outer and inner
kids), and from closing space.
http://www.idealistrevolution.org/why-steve-jobs-didnt-let-his-kids-use-ipads-and-why-you-shouldnt-either/
Steve Jobs wouldn't, and for good reason too.
In a Sunday article, New York Times reporter Nick Bilton said he once
assumingly asked Jobs, “So your kids must love the iPad?”
Jobs responded: “They haven't used it. We limit how much technology our
kids use at home.”
Especially in Silicon Valley, there is actually a trend of tech execs
and engineers who shield their kids from technology. They even send
their kids to non-tech schools like the Waldorf School in Los Altos,
where computers aren't found anywhere because they only focus on
hands-on learning.
[...]
So the next time you think about how you will raise your kids, you may
want to (highly) consider not giving them whatever fancy tech we'll have
while they are growing up. Play outside with them and surround them with
nature; they might hate you, but they will absolutely thank you for it
later, because I'm willing to bet that's exactly how many of us feel
about it now that we are older.
--
Harold Shinsato
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