Health Infants 'unable to use toy building blocks' due to iPad addiction

tom_mai78101

The Helper Connoisseur / Ex-MineCraft Host
Staff member
Reaction score
1,633
Rising numbers of infants lack the motor skills needed to play with building blocks because of an “addiction” to tablet computers and smartphones, according to teachers.

Many children aged just three or four can “swipe a screen” but have little or no dexterity in their fingers after spending hours glued to iPads, it was claimed.

Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers also warned how some older children were unable to complete traditional pen and paper exams because their memory had been eroded by overexposure to screen-based technology.

They called on parents to crackdown on tablet computer use and even turn off wi-fi at night to address the problem.

The comments were made after Ofcom figures showed the proportion of households with tablet computers more than doubled from 20 to 51 per cent last year.

 
Last edited by a moderator:

BlueMirage

Trust, but doubt.
Reaction score
39
Or maybe they should just change their curriculum instead of complaining about having to extra work. The world changes. Pen and paper exams aren't necessarily the optimal way to test a person, if it's even relevant to test them on memorization in the first place.
People have pretty much permanent access to search engines when they're adults anyways, doesn't seem like there's much point to testing how good someone is at memorizing things when it's going to be useless anyway.
 

seph ir oth

Mod'n Dat News Jon
Reaction score
262
"I'm swiping the block, but my castle isn't building! It worked in Clash of Clans...!"
 

Varine

And as the moon rises, we shall prepare for war
Reaction score
803
Or maybe they just don't want to play with the fucking blocks and want to go back to Angry Birds?

Also since when does screen-based technology erode your memory?
 

tom_mai78101

The Helper Connoisseur / Ex-MineCraft Host
Staff member
Reaction score
1,633
Yeah, and we all are forgiven for developing it before technology is this advanced.
 
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.

      The Helper Discord

      Staff online

      Members online

      Affiliates

      Hive Workshop NUON Dome World Editor Tutorials

      Network Sponsors

      Apex Steel Pipe - Buys and sells Steel Pipe.
      Top