From next year, South Koreans as young as three could be coached on how to save themselves from the pitfalls of electronic addiction. Fostered by high broadband penetration, such addiction (to online games in particular) has become a real issue in parts of Asia, leading the Korean government to plan a new program in an attempt to stem the problem at an early age. There are already laws in Korea that prohibit children and teenagers from playing online games after midnight.
According to the AP , nearly 90 percent of kindergarten children will be coached on "how to control their exposure to digital devices" as well as "the danger of staying online for long hours." The government's aims with the project aren't to turn kids off technology,...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/28/3700928/south-korea-pre-school-internet-danger-education-online-addiction
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