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Danh ngôn của Sherry Turkle (Sứ mệnh: 9)

I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport.
I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day.
The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesn't teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation.
It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy.
Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience.
I am a partisan for conversation. To make room for it, I see some first, deliberate steps. At home, we can create sacred spaces: the kitchen, the dining room. We can make our cars 'device-free zones.' We can demonstrate the value of conversation to our children. And we can do the same thing at work.
Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are.
Boredom is your imagination calling to you.