Comments on: Is technology making us dumber? http://www.befuddled.info/2008/05/05/is-technology-making-us-dumber/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kevin http://www.befuddled.info/2008/05/05/is-technology-making-us-dumber/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Kevin Mon, 05 May 2008 16:45:54 +0000 http://www.befuddled.info/?p=242#comment-47 Good questions. I don't know if tech is making us stupid, but it may be changing the way we approach learning and thinking about things. And when tools come along that make one task easier, it seems so natural to gravitate towards it (ie, calculators). What we need to keep in mind is that being able to do mental math is more than calculation -- it stirs those little neurons, makes connections in our brains in other ways and allows us to move into more discrete thinking. Adios Kevin PS -- I will be sure to check out the article. Good questions.
I don’t know if tech is making us stupid, but it may be changing the way we approach learning and thinking about things. And when tools come along that make one task easier, it seems so natural to gravitate towards it (ie, calculators).
What we need to keep in mind is that being able to do mental math is more than calculation — it stirs those little neurons, makes connections in our brains in other ways and allows us to move into more discrete thinking.
Adios
Kevin

PS — I will be sure to check out the article.

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