I had a terrible nightmare the other night. Instead of waking my child sleeping upstairs, I sent her a ‘rise and shine’ text message. Instead of a heart to heart discussion with my child’s teacher I forwarded a series of recommendations - with bullets added for emphasis. I saw myself sitting side by side with my husband at our dinner table our heads bowed over our phones. Unfortunately, my dream reflects reality. Wherever I go, I see people texting. People are so taken up with their screens that they appear to be appendages of their fingers. Texting rates are continually surging. In studies of snowballing texting among teens, older teens ages 14-17, went from a median of 60 texts a day in 2009, to a median of 100 texts a day two years later. For many, texting is viewed as the communication tool of choice as face to face conversation is rapidly becoming a forgotten art. This negatively effects …show more content…
Friendship become truly enriching when two friends sitting in close proximity share their thoughts and opinions. Dr. Dan Siegel, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine explains the importance of face to face communication. He cites seven signals that are part of personal interactions. These seven signals are controlled by the right side of the brain, the part of the brain that is linked to our emotions. They are eye contact, tone of voice, facial expression, gestures, timing, posture and intensity of the response. In a text-to-text conversation, each of these signals are lacking. That is why verbal face-to-face communication is so much more rewarding. It contributes the emotional element that is so important to human affairs. As texting overtakes conversations, many more relationships lack this essential emotional connection and are shallower than they would otherwise
In her essay "Does Texting Affect Writing?", Michaela Cullington presents her argument that texting does not impact formal writing written by students. She discusses the concerns presented by many people about how texting language can transfer into writing, but through the use of personal experiences and credible sources she discusses how this is not true. Her use of multiple different studies and situations help boost her argument and allow the reader to truly see how students actually do formal writing. She presents a strong argument as to why those who believe students don't have the control and knowledge to write formally, instead of with text speak, are wrong.
In recent discussions of smartphones, a controversial issue has been how the excessive use of smartphones are affecting the adolescents of this generation. Jean M. Twenge argues in her article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” that the redundant use of these gadgets along with social media use is in fact detrimental to the current and upcoming generations. My experience using Snapchat, Instagram, and other applications on my smartphone supports Twenge’s stance because the excessive use of these applications has caused me to feel melancholic. According to Twenge, “Psychologically, however, they (iGens) are more vulnerable than Millennials were: Rates of teen depression and suicide have skyrocketed since 2011.
Katie Hafner’s article “Texting May Be Taking a Toll” divulges that texting is becoming a major issue among teens, leaving parents and teachers struggling to find ways to keep up and get it under control. The article begins by proposing that teenagers are texting more and more often and it could be taking a toll on their health; sleep deprivation, stress injuries, failing grades, and many more. The author illustrated this by saying “...it is leading to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation,” (1). This quote specifies that kids are more focused on their phones and the text messages they are receiving, then they are on their classes, grades, getting adequate amounts of sleep and their
In Nicholas Carr’s article, “How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds” (November 10, 2017) Carr discusses the implications of allowing our smartphones to have such a huge effect on our lives. Smartphones serve many purposes, and have created massive societal effects throughout the world despite being introduced roughly only two decades ago. One can converse with anyone in the world at any given moment, they can watch any television show they want, and they can receive alerts so they no longer have to put effort into remembering things themselves. However, with so much control over people’s own lives, one begins to wonder about the negative consequences of the smartphones themselves.
Michaela Cullington was a former student at University in Pennsylvania when she wrote the essay of “Does Texting Affect Writing?” Have you ever thought if texting truly effects our writing style when it comes to college levels? Cullington did research of her own from different people group asking this question. Her thesis sentence was “IT TAKES OVER OUR LIVES” (…). The way that she capitalized all the letters is something that can engage the reader and the curiosity of knowing what is taking our lives?
Mr Nass at Stanford believes that technology limits how much people engage with each other, even in the same room. When kids hangout these days, they mostly just spend time on their phone instead of talking to each other. We should participate in the “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because being on your phone too much can be dangerous, it can taint relationships with people around you, and it can have a negative effect on
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.
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,
How to Ruin Teens Lives One/fourth of teens are on their phones constantly, like they never get off. What do you think about that. This statistic shows that teens are losing friendships because they are behind a screen to much. Some effects of being on social media all the time is you don’t build relationships and your not as active. We should put a stop to this.
Children today use more technological devices and are active on social media platforms compared to children in the 1990’s. Technology plays a huge role when it comes to our daily lives. As technology continues to advance more people are becoming active on social media apps and websites. Texting and social media applications have many advancements and conveniences like easy access to information, entertainment and communicating with others. However, it also has consequences, especially for adolescents.
Teens will never learn how to physically talk to someone face to face, if teens are constantly on their phone. Cell phones can cause relationships you have already made, fail. Most teens nowadays do not even have the opportunity, to make relationships. “These text messages can be
Technology is everywhere. In people’s homes, public areas, and in teenagers’ hands. Cell phones have become a part of teenagers’ lives and cannot be taken away. As technology evolves, consequently, teenagers feel the need to have the latest phones to “fit in” or feels pressured into having one. Students bring their cell phones everywhere with them, including school where notifications or ringing disrupts in class.