“Barney Google, with the Goo-Goo-Googly Brain” 0
Dr. Richard Cytowic argues that smart phones are making us dumb.
“Why” questions, or demands for critical analysis and opinion, leave them flummoxed. Most teachers still believe that critical thinking and self-aware imagination rather than rote memorization should be at the heart of learning. Advocates of more technology offer shiny new toys, but they misunderstand how learning occurs. Or perhaps, cynically, they don’t care.
Much more at the link.
