Mental Penguins

The Neverending Education Crisis and the False Promise of the Information Аge .

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Pub Date 26 May 2017 | Archive Date 2 Jun 2017

Description

Professor Ivelin Sardamov draws on key findings in neuroscience to explain the waning interest in and knowledge of complex social issues in the United States and around the world. Attributing this trend primarily to the effects of information overload, ubiquitous screens and constant access to the internet, Sardamov argues that chronic over-stimulation generated by the current sociotechnological environment fosters addictive tendencies in today's young people.

Professor Ivelin Sardamov draws on key findings in neuroscience to explain the waning interest in and knowledge of complex social issues in the United States and...


A Note From the Publisher

This book is unique in its examination of the overall impact of information technology on students' minds, brains, and motivation to learn.

This book is unique in its examination of the overall impact of information technology on students' minds, brains, and motivation to learn.


Advance Praise

I literally could not put this book down. Prof. Sardamov makes a passionate, meticulously-researched and utterly compelling case for reinstating reading (yes: old-fashioned text-based reading) at the heart of formal education. No UK or US academic at the moment would dare to write this book—but, boy, do we need it! Buy it, read it and send a copy to your favourite politician.
Sue Palmer (Literacy specialist, author of Toxic Childhood and Upstart)
    

I literally could not put this book down. Prof. Sardamov makes a passionate, meticulously-researched and utterly compelling case for reinstating reading (yes:...


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Ivelin Sardamov (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) has published some of the first peer-reviewed articles linking differences and changes in political culture and social identity to neuroplasticit. He teaches political science at the American University in Bulgaria.    

Ivelin Sardamov (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) has published some of the first peer-reviewed articles linking differences and changes in political culture and social...


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Featured Reviews

I agree with Sardamov, new techology and children do not go together well. I remember noting changes in kids attention spans after a certain kids educational tv show. Kept my own children away from it as much as humanly possible. In this day and age, I note more parents are home schooling just to keep their kids off the computers longer. Marx referred to religion as the opium of the people. I'd like to point out the decline of religion and put forth the computer as the new opium. Very scary times. I all to often seen babies being ignored while parents sit on cell phones or txt... Sometimes I even see parents GIVING their children cell phones to play games on! Something is very wrong with our society. It doesn't surprise me at all when I deal with preschoolers who can barely articulate a sentence or are aren't potty trained by kindergarten. Who has time to deal with all that?? I weep for our future. parents and educators alike should read this book.

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