Is Googling Good or Bad? A Response to Stop Googling. Let’s Talk. In the article, “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” by Sherry Turkle, it talks about how the impact of phones and technology has on our conversations and interactions with people. Turkle talks about how now a days people divide their attention between multiple things, but the main two examples she uses are phones and conversations. By diving their attention, people rarely dive into deep conversations. They tend to have shallow conversations with people because they are constantly checking their phones at every vibrate or ring, which, in shallow conversations allows them to go in and out of the conversation without missing any important details. Turkle states that, “the mere presence of a phone on a table between them (two people) or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel.” While this may be true, along with the other studies on how technology is detrimental to society, there as also positives aspects that contribute to society as well. “It is not about giving our phones but about using them with greater intention” (Turkle). This quote by Turkle embodies how I feel about the technology debate and the more new technology and phones have developed the more we have analyzed whether or not they are good for our society, and at what age kids should use them. I believe that giving access to phones at a young age is mostly harmful to kids social
Humans continue to find a ways to make things easier for themselves because it is natural to want less work to do. The Internet and search engines blew up in popularity because of their efficiency. Despite their convenience, several people believe that technology and the Internet have negative effects on people. Nicholas Carr, for example, argues that the Internet can have damaging consequences to one’s brain in his essay,“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”.
Today, in our society, we constantly rely on the internet. There are many mixed opinions debating whether it’s a positive or negative having the access to it. Nicholas Carr and David Wolman expressed their opposing opinions, whether the internet is a good or bad thing. In Nicholas Carr’s article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” , Carr explains that he doesn’t favor internet and claims that this has caused him to become more distracted when reading.
M.I.T professor, Sherry Turkle published an article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk” to the New York Times September 26th, 2015. In her article, she focuses on how technology has impacted our interactions with one another. The article also states how our emotions such as empathy are starting to deplenish. In part of the article she goes on to talk about how we can substitute technology with solitude.
Fighting for the “yes” side of the article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid”, published in the New York Times, is Nicholas Carr; he delivers much insight on this issue including, “So even as Google is giving us all that useful information, it 's also encouraging us to think superficially. It 's making us shallow,” (Carr). Carr clearly expresses his view that Google is indeed making us “stupid”, blaming the search engine for superficial thinking and shallow persons. Everyone is reading a stream with only time to pick out keywords but then the stream already presents the next topic, creating a lack of deeper thinking. In Richtel’s article, he addresses the physical isolation that results from technology use, “Mr. Nass at Stanford thinks the ultimate risk of heavy technology use is that it diminishes empathy by limiting how much people engage with one another, even in the same room.
Sherry Turkle’s main argument in “Growing Up Tethered” is that the new generation of teenagers are “tethered” to their cell phones and technology. She states many issues that teenagers have. She talks about how cell phones change our developmental attraction and growth as adults. Turkle states, “These young people live in a state of waiting for connection. And they are willing to take risk, to put themselves on the line” (Turkle 430).
There is really no limit to the things that can be done on a smartphone. Yet, with all this information streaming through our population’s mind, no knowledge or substance is gained. The likelihood that a teenager would pick up a book or go outside when they could instantly be absorbed in their phone is doubtful, even though this is often the less mentally and physically fulfilling option. With phones always at our fingertips, society is becoming increasingly immersed in technology and media,
Phones should be allowed for use during school Cell phones aren 't only used for being on social media and distracting kids, nowadays, there are many other benefits when it comes to use of electronics. Cell phones should be allowed in school not only because a study shows it makes students happy, according to a study conducted in 2005, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Laura King, and Ed Diener found that happiness causes success, but also as an aid, in case of an emergency, and for easier communication skills. To start off with, phones can be used as an aid. Whether that is learning or memory aid.
Kennedy Hamlin Mrs. Gallos English 3 Honors 29 March 2018 A Twenty-First Century Problem: Cell Phone Usage in the Classroom Even though banning cell phones reduce distractions in the classroom, phones should be allowed in the classroom, but restricted to school work because it offers more learning opportunities and gets kids excited about learning. There are numerous benefits and downsides to allowing technology in the classroom. Having cell phones and other electronic devices in the classroom can be integrated into the curriculum. However, these resources might also be harming the children who use them repeatedly over time.
The current study is the effects of exposure to technology on young children. As we become increasingly more reliant and absorbed in technology, it is no surprise that today’s children have become avid users as well (Hatch, 2011). Children at the age of three or four already have tablets, smart phones, and others; they could easily attain technologies and would even demand for one. As it makes easier for us, technology has both positive and negative impacts especially on young children. It comes with great opportunities but these opportunities likewise come with great risk
Cell Phones: The average teenager who gets on their phone, just for a second, each hour has the same mind as a 30 year old cocaine addict. Teens have their minds tricked into thinking they can’t live without their cell phones and social media. Teens need to be able to talk to and connect with others and learn face-to-face communication skills. Nowadays teens can get harmed very easily, and teens do not really know who is on the other side of the screen. Studies have shown that phones can ruin lives with the blink of an eye.
Cell Phones Have you ever wondered why your parents would not get you a phone?. In Today’s technologically advanced world, it is pretty common that you have at least one or two connections between technology. However, most parents disagree assuming that technology is hurting the teen’s Childhood. Nevertheless, having a cell phone is a necessity in today’s modernized world. Some of the reasons are practicality, GPS tracking for parents to know where their kids are, and safety.
Argumentative topics : school children should be allowed to bring mobile phone to schools 1. Introduction A. Hook/Attention getter: As the time flies, technology play the main role in our life, where the world is getting smaller, mobile phone is on everybody’s lip more than MacDonald and Kentucky’s Fried Chicken. Mobile phone becomes indispensable gadget, an absolute necessity for both adult and children. Aware of the essential of mobile phone in life, people starts question whether it should be allowed in school or not and this issue has been hotly debated over the year.
Becoming less social is one of the most common results of using cellphones in schools. While being able to connect with people who are feets away, students seem to favor going to social media or playing video games. To furthermore understand this issue, the article “How young is too young for cellphones in school?,” explains, “Students need face-to-face contact to develop social skills, expand friendships and learn to navigate uncomfortable situations.” In other words, in order for students to be able to gain life experiences from such a young age, they need to socialize. Nevertheless, middle and high school students should not be addicted to devices that generally represents an obstacle in the process of their maturnace growth.
Allowing cell phones in school is a danger to the education of students (Clark,A.,2006). Banning cell phones is in the best interest of everyone; it will help student’s grades. So, schools make rules to facilitate a quality education in a respectful and safe environment. Cell phones have definitely become fixtures in present-day life for most people. Phones
Children under Twelve years Old should not Use Smartphones Today, telecommunication and technology have improved dramatically and created facilities to make more convenient the life Human beings. One of the very important tools of technology and telecommunications, that people use a lot, is smart phones. Although cell phones have advantages for people and are considered as an essential and integral tool, they have their disadvantages as well. Nowadays, the user of smart phones are not only elders but also children use who are more vulnerable than elders. The disadvantages of smartphones are more than their advantages, so it can be a dilemma for some parents whether allow their children to use smartphones or do not.