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THE NEW CHILDHOOD
Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World
THE NEW CHILDHOOD by renowned global policy and education expert Jordan Shapiro, offers a provocative look at the new digital landscape of childhood and how to navigate it.
Highlighting how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which children will be able to create new, better models of global citizenship, connection, and community around the world, he explains why, among other ideas:
It's okay to buy your children cell phones;
Parents should not only accept that their children to play video games (even the ones involving guns!), they should even partake;
It's completely fine that teens prefer to text their friends or engage with them on social media than in person, even while in the same room;
The gaming console and/or smart phone is the new teddy bear.
A positive and practical take on childhood and technology, THE NEW CHILDHOOD highlights how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which children will be able to create new, better models of global citizenship, connection, and community around the world. Each chapter includes practical takeaway to this effect.
Shapiro offers concrete, practical advice on how to parent and educate children effectively in a connected world, and provides tools and techniques for using technology to engage with kids and help them learn and grow. He compares the current moment to other great technological revolutions in humanity's past and presents entertaining micro-histories of cultural minutiae: the sandbox, finger painting, the family dinner, and more. Most importantly, The New Childhood paints a timely, inspiring and positive picture of today's children, recognizing that they are poised to create a progressive, diverse, meaningful, and hyper-connected world that today's adults can only barely imagine.
Jordan Shapiro, PhD is a renowned international expert on global policy and education, whose perspective combines psychology, philosophy, and economics in unexpected ways. He is a senior fellow at the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street and more), where he coordinates research and advocacy around digital technology and education policy, and teaches at Temple University in Philadelphia. Shapiro also advises and strategizes for various organizations including the World Economic Forum, the United States Air Force, Teach For All's Global Advisory Council, and serves on the advisory board of the global think tank, Symi Symposium, led by former Greek prime minister George Papandreou. Shapiro's Forbes magazine column on global education and digital play, kids, and culture was read by over 4 million people around the world (2012-2017).
It's okay to buy your children cell phones;
Parents should not only accept that their children to play video games (even the ones involving guns!), they should even partake;
It's completely fine that teens prefer to text their friends or engage with them on social media than in person, even while in the same room;
The gaming console and/or smart phone is the new teddy bear.
A positive and practical take on childhood and technology, THE NEW CHILDHOOD highlights how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which children will be able to create new, better models of global citizenship, connection, and community around the world. Each chapter includes practical takeaway to this effect.
Shapiro offers concrete, practical advice on how to parent and educate children effectively in a connected world, and provides tools and techniques for using technology to engage with kids and help them learn and grow. He compares the current moment to other great technological revolutions in humanity's past and presents entertaining micro-histories of cultural minutiae: the sandbox, finger painting, the family dinner, and more. Most importantly, The New Childhood paints a timely, inspiring and positive picture of today's children, recognizing that they are poised to create a progressive, diverse, meaningful, and hyper-connected world that today's adults can only barely imagine.
Jordan Shapiro, PhD is a renowned international expert on global policy and education, whose perspective combines psychology, philosophy, and economics in unexpected ways. He is a senior fellow at the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street and more), where he coordinates research and advocacy around digital technology and education policy, and teaches at Temple University in Philadelphia. Shapiro also advises and strategizes for various organizations including the World Economic Forum, the United States Air Force, Teach For All's Global Advisory Council, and serves on the advisory board of the global think tank, Symi Symposium, led by former Greek prime minister George Papandreou. Shapiro's Forbes magazine column on global education and digital play, kids, and culture was read by over 4 million people around the world (2012-2017).
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