Dr. Richard Cytowic

The peer pressure is enormous. In D.C., we happen to have one of the Waldorf schools, and the Waldorf philosophy is no technology until about, I don't know, age 11. And I interviewed the principal and she said the hardest thing is getting the parents to agree to not have any technology. The kids are quite happy doing all their other stuff.

The peer pressure is enormous. In D.C., we happen to have one of the Waldorf schools, and the Waldorf philosophy is no technology until about, I don't know, age 11. And I interviewed the principal and she said the hardest thing is getting the parents to agree to not have any technology. The kids are quite happy doing all their other stuff.

The peer pressure is enormous. In D.C., we happen to have one of the Waldorf schools, and the Waldorf philosophy is no technology until about, I don't know, age 11. And I interviewed the principal and she said the hardest thing is getting the parents to agree to not have any technology. The kids are quite happy doing all their other stuff.

And, you know, and the argument that, well, they need to learn this for the future, their future occupation, etc. Well, by the time a three-year-old or a five-year-old is adept at whatever technology you're throwing at them, And by the time they get to be ready to work, that technology is going to be so obsolete that it won't matter.

And, you know, and the argument that, well, they need to learn this for the future, their future occupation, etc. Well, by the time a three-year-old or a five-year-old is adept at whatever technology you're throwing at them, And by the time they get to be ready to work, that technology is going to be so obsolete that it won't matter.

And, you know, and the argument that, well, they need to learn this for the future, their future occupation, etc. Well, by the time a three-year-old or a five-year-old is adept at whatever technology you're throwing at them, And by the time they get to be ready to work, that technology is going to be so obsolete that it won't matter.

So I don't see the argument that one needs to learn how to do this. I mean, President Obama not many years ago said, oh, kids need to learn how to code. Learning how to code will be as important as reading and writing arithmetic. Well, guess what? Now you could use ChatGP2 and all these AI tools to write code for you. So there's no need to know how to code.

So I don't see the argument that one needs to learn how to do this. I mean, President Obama not many years ago said, oh, kids need to learn how to code. Learning how to code will be as important as reading and writing arithmetic. Well, guess what? Now you could use ChatGP2 and all these AI tools to write code for you. So there's no need to know how to code.

So I don't see the argument that one needs to learn how to do this. I mean, President Obama not many years ago said, oh, kids need to learn how to code. Learning how to code will be as important as reading and writing arithmetic. Well, guess what? Now you could use ChatGP2 and all these AI tools to write code for you. So there's no need to know how to code.

So things become obsolete very, very fast. So I think it's hard to predict what people will need to know for the future because the future is very uncertain.

So things become obsolete very, very fast. So I think it's hard to predict what people will need to know for the future because the future is very uncertain.

So things become obsolete very, very fast. So I think it's hard to predict what people will need to know for the future because the future is very uncertain.

Well, then I'd smack the parents in the face and say, back off. You don't need to be in contact with them all the time. I mean, my parents didn't need to be in contact with me all the time. They knew I'd show up after school or during lunch or after recess and all that. So if there's such an emergency, they can call the school office and then the principal will come. bring the kid to the phone.

Well, then I'd smack the parents in the face and say, back off. You don't need to be in contact with them all the time. I mean, my parents didn't need to be in contact with me all the time. They knew I'd show up after school or during lunch or after recess and all that. So if there's such an emergency, they can call the school office and then the principal will come. bring the kid to the phone.

Well, then I'd smack the parents in the face and say, back off. You don't need to be in contact with them all the time. I mean, my parents didn't need to be in contact with me all the time. They knew I'd show up after school or during lunch or after recess and all that. So if there's such an emergency, they can call the school office and then the principal will come. bring the kid to the phone.

So I think that's just a ridiculous argument. I must be in contact. And I think what that's, I think shows helicopter parenting and that the parents are so anxious about losing control. And so that's their problem.

So I think that's just a ridiculous argument. I must be in contact. And I think what that's, I think shows helicopter parenting and that the parents are so anxious about losing control. And so that's their problem.

So I think that's just a ridiculous argument. I must be in contact. And I think what that's, I think shows helicopter parenting and that the parents are so anxious about losing control. And so that's their problem.

And, you know, they're welcome to have it, but I think it only makes them anxious. And so when you ask, like, what good does it do you to be so concerned that you have to reach your kid 24 hours a day and monitor them constantly and check on their whereabouts via app finders, what's wrong with you? Why can't you just let them be an adolescent or a teenager or an adult?

And, you know, they're welcome to have it, but I think it only makes them anxious. And so when you ask, like, what good does it do you to be so concerned that you have to reach your kid 24 hours a day and monitor them constantly and check on their whereabouts via app finders, what's wrong with you? Why can't you just let them be an adolescent or a teenager or an adult?