While it may be true that even if a student is reading Sports Illustrated, they will still become more literate and reflective than if they hadn’t read at all, it is also true that the student is then less likely to read the same desired material outside of class because they are already being forced to read it inside of class. Moreover, if class time is spent reading something such as Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success, the student will be more inclined to read Sports Illustrated outside of class; thus, increasing their reading time altogether. On the report of Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn, “studies have shown that students who read outside of school become better readers (Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding, 1988; Fielding, 1994; Guthrie, Schafer, Wang, and Afflerbach, 1995)” (64). Therefore, by engaging in materials which the students may not be interested in during the school day, they will be more likely to read other subject matters outside of school and consequently increase their reading
In the reading from “why literature matters”, Dana Gioia constructs an argument using statistical evidence and strong diction to persuade his readers that the decline of reading in America will have a negative effect on society. Gioia provides statistical proof and factual evidence by quoting a series of studies that prove the decline of interest in literature for young Americans. The author uses a “2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts” to show the reader proof that there is a “Declining percentage of Americans, especially young adults, reading literature.” This gives his audience a solid source of evidence towards his claims and allows the reader to believe in this decline.
The brain is an incomplete product of the human body. According to recent discovery, prolonged experiences of intensity have possessed the ability to rewire the neural networks upon which various forms of intelligence depend. Among said occurrences has proven the constant stimulation provided by multiple varieties of digital technology. Due to such devices having dominated society, the infinite consumption of entertainment has been perceived by many as beneficial to life, resulting in widespread reduction in concentration and loss of memory. Such events have been predicted by Ray Bradbury, the author of a novel in which diversion has replaced achievement throughout society, entitled “Fahrenheit 451”.
In a recent survey by the google. The number of teens who actually read a book in the past year was 52% or more. I am one of those. As I consider my reading experiences, I realize they represent the journey I have to traveled, leading me to my current academic path.
They Say, I Say: Chapter Thirteen Exercise 1: • Conventional wisdom claims that internet use is harmful for the brain, and that Americans, mostly millennials, spend too much time on social media and other forms of the Web. In Chapter Thirteen of “They Say\I Say”: IMHO, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein explains the debate of social media and its effect on students’ ability to read, write, and communicate, also explain that conversations that occur on the Web are not real conversations. Technology is a tool; it should not overwhelm the user. The internet not a dynamic entity with malign or benign intent. The proper utilization of it, however, has improved educations and it should be viewed as a accomplishment of the human mind for improving the human mind. Technology, and most often the Internet, is construed as a malign unit, whose purpose is to corrupt and stultify thought.
“Fahrenheit 451” and today’s society Although knowledge abandonment only existed in the fictional world of Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”, some signs have recently shown it might have emerged into the physical world. Ray Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451” has written what he believes to be the turning point in the history of mankind, a place of zero intelligence. For its less intellectual, entertainment seeking, and non-reading people, “Fahrenheit 451” is still a relevant commentary to the present society. The present generation has less intelligence.
In the article, “Why Literature Matters” by Dana Gioia, he states that the decline of interest in literature—especially from young teens—will have a negative outcome in society. Notably, he informs the readers by utilizing strong vocabulary, as well as rhetorical appeals to persuade his audience that the decline in reading will have a negative outcome. This allows readers to comprehend his views and join his side of the argument. Gioia’s word choice assists in showing the magnitude of the text by stressing the meaning and importance of his argument.
Sue Honoré, an independent learning consultant who has studied people who were born from 1982 to 2002 has that “while young people are "undoubtedly capable of long periods of concentration", those who spend a lot of time alone using technology tend to have less in the way of communication skills, self-awareness and emotional intelligence”. It has been proven that around 31 nations that students who used computers everyday in class had lower test scores in reading and math than students who don’t use them as much (Study: Students Who Use in School Doesn’t Help Test Scores). Though technology is amazing and has given so many people different opportunities they would’ve never had before it is resulting in a few bad habits for students. Casey Schools systems around the United States have begun to rely on technology to teach their students instead of teachers to teach them. According Michael Godsey, a veteran high-school English educator, even said and agreed with many people today that we are at the point in time where since we have the internet at our fingertips, there is really no need for teachers
This year at Lenape, has been much like other years. We continue to meet with the HSTW teams, have department meetings, and attend in-service days in an effort to grow as professionals. I am continuing my education at Mansfield University. I will graduate in December 2010. One of the most positive things that I did with students this year was to take the Honors students to Lenape Elementary during Teen Read Week.
Technology is harming the family in a way where socializing will be on a phone. An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media. This app would be a good tool for people who want to limit their time on their devices. Many people become addicted to technology. Some people neglect their family or friends for technology.
As the digital age comes upon us, more and more Americans become dissatisfied with the state of literacy in this generation. Because the Internet paves the way for shorter and shorter interactions, namely articles versus novels and six-second viral videos versus films, many people that grew up in the age of the Internet have a preference for this condensed form of entertainment. Dana Gioia of The New York Times asserts in his essay “Why Literature Matters” that the decline of reading in America is destined to have a negative impact on society as a whole. Gioia opens his essay with a bittersweet account of which trend is occurring in the twenty-first century America arts scene. He notes that as college attendance rates blossom, the interest
According to this statement the readers can conclude that the main reason for reading concentration disturbance is the internet. In terms of the scientific research, the article provides the research by the British Library and U.K educational consortium which states “They found that people using the sites exhibited ‘a form of skimming activity,’ hopping from one source to another rarely returning to any source they’d already visitied” (Carr, 2008). From this statement we can understand that there are numbers of attractive information piled on one page, people have a hard time choosing which one to read, resulting them to skim and jump to one another. From these couple examples, it can be concluded that the author of this essay is strongly attempting to convince the readers in his idea of internet disturbing people’s concentration. However, the essay itself is extremely biased, because of the fact that there is no information about benefits of using the internet and reading online.
Abstract Web and communication technology has advanced at fast speed that youngsters, adolescence and grown-ups are identically persuaded to novel technology. Web is commonly used as a medium for disseminating information. Online reading is a state of continuous connectivity. Reading habits vary from individuals from individuals. The inclusive usage of the Internet and the usage of added reading resources predominantly by means of hypertext and multimedia have thru into drastic deviances in reading approaches.
2.3.2.1 Push-Pull Theory Research on the outdoor recreation area by scholars found out that motivations is based on the terms of push and pull factors (e.g Jorgensen, 2002; Dann, 1977; Yuan & McDonald, 1990). As Uysal and Hagan (1993) indicated, push factor is motivation factors that influence people to visit somewhere and by doing it, individuals can get satisfaction. That is, according to Pearce and Caltabiano (1983), a motivation or a created desire to go to other place. More earlier research by Iso-Ahola (1982,1989) gave two fundamental dimensions of motivation based on leisure and tourism behaviour, they are escaping and seeking. Also he mentioned that those two dimensions can influence the leisure and tourism behaviour, it is the reason
Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why is that so? Reading is one of the most beneficial and practical activities that a human being can do. Unfortunately it is a disappointment that people these days read less. As we know, books were the main source of entertainment centuries ago, but with the widespread of technological advances such as the cinema, television, internet, among others, many people left their books on the bookshelf. The purpose of this speech is to present the benefits and the importance of reading.
