Our brains were not actually designed to work that way: How online learning harms kids well-being and what parents can do to help, Jan. 12<\/p>\n
Psychiatrist Marjorie Robb avers that Our brains were not actually designed to work that way, to learn things through two-dimensional screens for hours on end.<\/p>\n
But our brains arose as a result of adaptation, not design.<\/p>\n
For instance, we were not designed to live in inimical environments, such as that beneath the ocean surface or above the atmosphere. <\/p>\n
Many things that were once thought physically or psychologically impossible are now commonplace. In 1934, Albert Einstein said that, There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear energy] will ever be obtainable. Five years later, Fermi created the first artificial nuclear fission reaction.<\/p>\n
Let us be pragmatic! Online learning is here to stay. At times, it may be the major source of education. There is no need to limit it to two-dimensional interaction. There is much development being done with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), as well as haptic feedback (transmitting information through simulated touch).<\/p>\n
We should heed Platos dictum: Our need will be the real creator. <\/p>\n
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