Latest Study says that, dependency on Computers/ TV for learning is not advised. It is always to better to learn from the teacher/ parent, says the scientist.
This is what called Upadesha - which means the words uttered by the Guru are repeated/ followed by the students - by face to face contact). This was the Indian system (Bhaarateeya Parampara), even before the printed books were brought into picture.
That sort of system is more suitable for the development of brain, opines a Scientist.
The psychologist has warned that computer screens are bad for the brains of young children.
Dr Aric Sigman, an American-born British psychologist warns against computer usage, especially by any children under 9.
"Children are adults [legally] at 18 but their brains are not adult till they're 24 and a half," The New Zealand Herald quoted Sigman as saying.
"Because of that, things that we know may have a negative impact should be limited till the brain has set in stone,” he added.
According to Sigman’s study, children aged 10 to 15 who were given computers, showed reductions in maths and reading abilities.
He added that face-to-face communication for kids is a lot more vital in brain development than technology is.
"How do children learn how to speak, how to enter a conversation, how to pronounce words?" he asked.
"It is all linked to face-to-face contact because they need to see the facial muscles moving in their parents'' faces.”
"If you put a fridge in a child''s bedroom they will eat more. If you put a screen in their bedroom they are going to watch more," said Sigman.
His rules about TV and computers are that children older than three should get a maximum of an hour’s TV watching, teenagers should get 90 minutes a day, and under-15s should have no TV in bedrooms.
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