Post: TIME Magazine Asks the Question: Are Kids Too Plugged In?
TIME Magazine Asks the Question: Are Kids Too Plugged In?
TIME's cover story this week examines the impact of media multi-tasking on today's kids. The article highlights some positives that can come out of extensive media use -- increased ability to process visual information, for example. But the multi-tasking trend has some cognitive scientists worried:
"Although multitasking kids may be better prepared in some ways for today's frenzied workplace, many cognitive scientists are positively alarmed by the trend. "Kids that are instant messaging while doing homework, playing games online and watching TV, I predict, aren't going to do well in the long run," says Jordan Grafman, chief of the cognitive neuroscience section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke."
Read a story summary on CNN.com here.