Comment by jorjordandan

The fairly standard elementary school my daughter attends has little to no screen time. I'm more likely to play with 3d modelling software or Minecraft with my daughter at home - in addition to time we spend exploring tidal pools or petting farms or at ballet classes. My younger daughter is reading and writing simple words a full year before Kindergarten, thanks to engaging educational apps. This story seems long on nostalgia but short on data. The same concerns have been raised since Socrates (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/201...), and yet generation after generation learns to function. It's such a time honoured cliche that even this response is a time honoured cliche.