With their parents' scheduling, they don't have the opportunity to let their minds wander without guidelines. Furthermore, the structure put in place has taken away children's ability to develop their own interests outside of what others tell them. Furthermore, they are given countless opportunities to develop their knowledge with no room for creativity, and therefore become superficial adults. He argues that creativity leads to great artists, authors and composers. Consequently, Quindlen's thesis is that programming has blocked children's creativity