I use couple days read the book named “The Child And The Machine”. This book is talk about computer is not very useful to improve students’ study and why elementary schools start to teach basic computer skills.
One reason why author think computer is negative to students’ study is that computer give extensive information and students always obsession by some information. Specifically, when students got the first -hand information and remember it .its will be hard to change their mind, even if their information is incorrect. Also, students cost too many hours on their laptops that already let them lost some skills, like handwriting. In other words, most students use typing when they take note or do the assignments. When they write something by pen, they will feel that they cannot write down anything, because handwriting let them feel uncomfortable.
One of the most important reasons why elementary school teach computer skills is that their parents want school teach them. In other words, parents think that they have to prepare their children for the future and computers are part of that future. Parent- Teacher Association (PTA) give advises which is elementary schools also need computer for teaching to governments.

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