Jordan Shapiro

Jordan Shapiro
Shapiro in 2022
Born (1977-11-15) November 15, 1977 (age 48)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationBard College (BA), Pacifica Graduate Institute (MA) (PhD)
OccupationsProfessor, author
SpouseAmanda Steinberg
Websitewww.jordanshapiro.org

Jordan Shapiro (born November 15, 1977) is an American author known for his work on parenting, education, gender, and technology.

Early life and education

Shapiro grew up in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. from Bard College, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He studied phenomenology with Edward S. Casey, Rabbinic Judaism with Jacob Neusner, film & cinema with Adolfas Mekas.

Career

Shapiro teaches philosophy at Temple University in the College of Liberal Arts. He is senior fellow at The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education.

He became an expert in childhood development and digital play following his divorce, after playing video games with his two sons.

In 2021, he became core faculty in Temple University's Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies program after researching and writing a book about being a feminist dad.

Philosophy

Shapiro's perspective combines psychology, philosophy, and economics.

He argues against strict screen time limits for kids, suggesting instead that parents should teach their kids how to use digital devices with integrity. He advises parents not to panic about new technologies and encourages students to use social media in his Intellectual Heritage class. He advocates for joint media engagement. His view that kids can only learn good proper ethics for a connected world by spending more time with digital technology has been controversial, causing Wall Street Journal journalist Naomi Schaefer Riley to complain, "the idea that parents might forbid or severely limit their children's devices—or take the devices away altogether—is anathema to him". He hosts a podcast about digital wellbeing that is produced by Sesame Workshop and Roblox.

Shapiro's work on feminism and fatherhood has been well received. The New York Times Book Review called it "utterly mind-blowing". In 2022, United States Air Force four-star general Anthony J. Cotton celebrated Shapiro's views on masculinity and feminism, inviting him to be the keynote speaker at the Air Force Global Strike Command's Women's Leadership Symposium.

Books

Father Figure: How to be a Feminist Dad ISBN 9780316459969 was published by Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company in April 2021.

The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World ISBN 0-316-43724-7 was published by Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company in December 2018.

Other writings

Shapiro wrote a column for Forbes called "Geek Philosophy" from 2012 to 2017.

He wrote "The Mindshift Guide to Games and Learning" for the online site of NPR member station KQED-FM. And the Asia Society Center for Global Education guide "Digital Play for Global Citizens".

In 2017, he coauthored a notable essay on education for global citizenship with former Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou.

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Amy. "How to be a feminist dad". Washington Post: On Parenting. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Strauss, Elissa (February 18, 2019). "The Argument for Playing Video Games with Your Kids". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Scheafer Riley, Naomi (January 7, 2019). "Screening Out The Urge to Worry". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Quick, Rebecca (February 2, 2019). "On The Money". No. S07 E20. CNBC. CNBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Toppo, Greg (2015). The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-1137279576.
  6. 1 2 3 Kamenetz, Anya (2018). The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life. New York: Public Affairs. p. 65. ISBN 978-1610396721.
  7. ↑ "Jordan Shapiro Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education". brookings.edu. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Kamentez, Anya. "Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Shapiro, Jordan. "Website Bio". JordanShapiro.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Writer, By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff (20 February 2013). "At Temple, Twitter's different roles in class". inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Griffiths, Sian (December 16, 2018). "Don't unplug the iPad, Dad, it'll hurt my career". No. December 16, 2018. The Times (UK). The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Temple University". Temple University. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 Kamenetz, Anya. "Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says". NPR.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  14. ↑ Riley, Naomi (6 January 2019). "Screening Out The Urge To Worry". wsj.com. Wall Street journal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Faculty and Staff". Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. Temple University. 27 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Manley, Janet (18 July 2022). "A Great Man Is Hard to Find: On the Literature of Contemporary Fatherhood". LitHub. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  17. ↑ Beard, Alex (21 January 2019). "Screen-time for children: should parents stop worrying and embrace tech?". No. Book Review. The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  18. ↑ Anderson, Jenny (10 January 2019). "A philosophy professor argues kids should use more technology, not less". Quartz. Quartz.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. ↑ Mayer, Zlati. "'The New Childhood' makes case that video games, social media are good for kids". USA Today. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  20. ↑ Naftulin, Julia. "A researcher says kids should actually start using screens sooner in life, despite what you've been told". Insider. Insider Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  21. ↑ Elliot, Debbie (December 29, 2018). "Author Of 'The New Childhood' Advises Parents: Don't Panic About Screen Time". NPR. NPR Weekend Edition. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jordan Shapiro". The Varkey Foundation. November 28, 2022.
  23. ↑ Beard, Alex (21 January 2019). "Screen-time for children: should parents stop worrying and embrace tech?". No. Book Review. The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  24. ↑ Anderson, Jenny (10 January 2019). "A philosophy professor argues kids should use more technology, not less". Quartz.com. Quartz.
  25. ↑ Carlyle, Rachel. "Is it time to start some family phone rules?". No. 15 February 2019. The Times of London. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  26. ↑ Kamenetz, Anya (January 15, 2019). "Forget Screen Time Rules — Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says". NPR. NPR.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  27. ↑ Riley, Naomi Schaefer (January 7, 2019). "Screening Out The Urge to Worry". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  28. ↑ "Into The Digital Future". Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop: Joan Ganz Cooney Center. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  30. ↑ Brody, Lauren Smith (3 August 2021). "The Pressures and Privileges of Being a Parent in 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  31. ↑ "2022 Women's Leadership Symposium promotes authenticity". Air Force Global Strike Command. United States Air Force. 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  32. ↑ Shapiro, Jordan (September 8, 2020). Father Figure. Little Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-45996-9 – via www.hachettebookgroup.com.
  33. ↑ Shapiro, Jordan (May 8, 2018). The New Childhood. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-43725-7 – via www.littlebrownspark.com.
  34. ↑ "Jordan Shapiro - Geek Philosophy". Forbes. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  35. ↑ KQED, Mindshift (12 September 2014). "The MindShift Guide to Digital Games and Learning". NPR/KQED. NPR/KQED-FM.
  36. ↑ Asia Society, Center for Global Education. "Digital Play for Global Citizens". Asia Society. Asiasociety.org. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  37. ↑ Papandreou, George; Shapiro, Jordan. "An ancient education for modern democracy and global citizenship". Brookings Institution. Brookings Press. Retrieved 20 January 2019.