you believe that your computer in your family, for
At least, useless? That your child will grow harmonically
personal development and without "this pampering? What if the demand
circumstances, the school will teach him everything?
With every desire can not say that you are completely
wrong. Indeed, it can grow without the "pampering", and
school may teach. And just as possible that your child,
Alas, even the shiftless to grow surrounded by the most modern achievements
progress. In addition, you are not alone in its opposition to
"Electronic brain" as an auxiliary tool in education.
"The computer does not need a baby!" And even harmful, "
- This view is held quite a few foreign
doctors, psychologists and educators. "His light and screen flicker
harmful to the vision and general health; dive
in illusory worlds distracts from the reality, all these computer
games asin the imagination and can not replace traditional toys
stimulating imagination; computer robs a child of normal hours
human communication, which he can never replace. "
Such views are leaking and in domestic
press, but to a general discussion, the case has not yet reached. Partly
because the computers in Russia remain predominantly adult
toy, and the mass of their application in the household while
more talk. In addition, many still think that
computer functions are reduced to the functions of a large calculator.
More enlightened know that if you want a computer can perform
functions of a typewriter and a game console, but it is already, by
According to the majority, the limit of its capabilities.
Therefore, before deciding whether to acquire
for their children this is certainly a very expensive thing, nomorethan
will find out what he can, this computer, and how
Yet it is helpful or harmful to health, education
and training of the child.
Today, even in Moscow for a home computer
Use buy it, mainly, on the principle: "Look, Sidorova
bought, what are we? "
When children reach adolescence, then,
as a asle, they become the initiators of the acquisition
(Previously having played at a friend at school or somewhere else)
computer. Though their arguments are usually limited to emotional,
but unconvincing phrases Tina "What do you mean, this is so cool
thing! Yes it is ... "and Rolling Eyes. Sometimes the attack brings
success. "Maybe the computer will start to produce a decent estimate,
- Amenable to a parent, although it was from someone heard that the computer
in our schools often poorly correlated with actual
human needs, which is to live in the future information
society.
A illumined by and large have no place: Specialized
Computer Press "too tough" and in the mass write about games
Yes on the "pirates". A partial exception is the magazine "Computer
home, "trying to write a popular about bread, but he
muchmoredesigned for teenagers with professional interest.
muchmoreinformative and easy to understand television
Program: "Computer News", "Home Computer", but
They come regularly and in the daytime.
Separately, it should be said about the book "Kids and Computers
(New York: Bean, 1996, translated from English). With regard to general
recommendations, this is probably the best that is available today. However,
because the original was released in America in 1992, in his practical
advice on choosing hardware and software edition
obsolete a hundred percent.
Therefore, in the near future formation of broad
masses, we will proceed as usual, empirical way.
existing training and development programs
for the smallest (for example, Russian firms "Nikita", "Medox
Heims, "Compact Book", etc.) designed for kids, already quite
mastered the language and are able to perceive enough
complex images such as pictures in books.
especially parents, to whom the rose
question about buying a computer, worried about the impact of its
baby's health: "It will asin your eyes! And this radiation ..."
Immediately must declare with full responsibility: the TV in this
against a muchmoreharmful.
eyestrain caused primarily blur
Images and screen flicker, determined by the method of formation
pictures. Modern computer monitors have a much
higher resolution than TVs, and applied
in their high frequency of image scanning significantly reduces the
flicker. In the most advanced monitors his eye
fixes at all.
With regard to electromagnetic radiation (not
confused with radiation), then, firstly, despite numerous
studies conducted around the world, its negative impact
on the human body as yet has not been proved, as, indeed, not
proved the opposite. In addition, you must remember that emits
Almost any thing that is included into the wall, and, for example,
microwave oven emits much stronger than the monitor.
Secondly, all produced today are equipped with monitors
built-in protection (marking LR, Low Radiation - low emission).
Thirdly, it was found that the maximum radiation
comes not from the screen, and the rear and sides.
Therefore, buying a computer for a child of any
Do not economize on the monitor. Be sure to make sure it
grain to the image does not exceed the value of 0,25-0,28. Frequency
sweep (ask seller or look in the passport) must
be not less than 70 hertz. Do not forget to check compliance and
monitor the international standard of protection MPR C (Low Radiation).