Jeff, thanks to you for the best quote of the day:

"But not everyone agreed with the report. Alan Delamater, a child psychologist at the University of Miami, acknowledged risks such as posture problems and obesity, but said this was outweighed by benefits such as educational games."

And I have to explain to my children that they are fat and have bad posture because....

>>> Jeff Woods <[log in to unmask]> 09/12 4:44 PM >>>
Earlier this afternoon I obliquely commented about the decline of
fundamentals in education and just stumbled onto a news item that seems
related: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000912/ts/tech_children_dc_1.html

The article begins:
>Group Says Computers Can Harm Young Children
>By Margarita Martin-Hidalgo
>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early exposure to computers stunts children's
>development and such technology should only be introduced after elementary
>school, a group of U.S. educators and psychologists said on Tuesday.


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Jeff Woods


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