Computer in school...1

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clearly separate and different (from something else):
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distinct
One of the things that makes human beings so distinct is that our brains are constantly being rewired
the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape
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plasticity
a phenomenon known as "plasticity" which means that we can react to and learn from our surroundings.
the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something
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impact
an unprecedented impact on their development
not good or favourable
Pol. nikorzystny, przeciwny, niepożądany
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adverse
an unprecedented impact on their development in ways that might be adverse
to go from one subject to another in no fixed order
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skip
they skip from topic to topic in an "associative" mode of thinking
reminding you of something else
Pol. asocjacyjny, skojarzeniowy
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associative
they skip from topic to topic in an "associative" mode of thinking
involving a series of connected events, ideas etc, that move or progress from one stage to the next
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linear
They are less capable of the linear thought
if you talk ____ about something, you talk about it for a long time
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at length
the linear thought is required for skills like reading and writing at length.
Pol. przetwarzanie informacji
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processing information
human beings may well be better at processing information rapidly than they were.
to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement [= snatch]
Pol. złapać, chwytać, zagarnąć
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grab
we have evolved into competent information-grabbers.
to avoid reading or looking at something:
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skip over
Young people in particular, he says, seem to "skip over a virtual landscape",
to move by jumping on one foot, to move somewhere quickly or suddenly
hop
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hop
they hop from website to website to find facts:
to say that you firmly believe that something is true or good because of your experience or knowledge of it
Pol. ręczyć, zaręczać, 2x
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vouch for
I can't vouch for his study,
to find or show the connection between two or more things:
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relate
Understanding requires the ability to relate one subject to something else – to place something in context.
an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer
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cliché
It's a cliché that information is not knowledge,
a set of ideas, rules, or beliefs from which something is developed, or on which decisions are based
Pol. szkielet, struktura, konstrukcja, podstawy
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framework
If, because of your development in childhood, you lack that contextual framework,

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