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Surprisingly, most of these technologically astute kids came down to same conclusion: Technology is a net loss for today’s young people. According to the article almost 90% of the kids voted that it is negatively impacting their day to day lives. Malone asked the kids why they think it is hurting them, and they came up with a pretty interesting list. The number one reason being it is a time waster. A lot of the kids blame their iPods and smart phones for their lack of being productive. These devices are all very addicting, and therefore a lot of time is spent using them; time that could have been spent being active. Even though the kids were worried about the cost of technology on their lives, almost none of them raised a hand when asked if they would give up their
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When he asked the eighth graders why technology has a negative impact on their lives, Malone gave a reason as well as an explanation to their responses. One of the kids said that “technology is the key to procrastination.” In the article, Malone stated that 80 percent of the kids reported that they had lost exquisite amounts of sleep due to playing on the internet, and 50 percent said they had forgotten to do homework for the same reason. Burrus uses common reasons to the benefits of technology, such as having access to a sea of information at all times and potentially helping our lives in the long run by being able to research the cures to dangerous diseases. Burrus thanks todays exponential growth in processing power for giving us the ability to do things that were literally impossible a few years …show more content…
It really depends on how people view it. For example, look at like this: Technology can give us cancer, but it can also cure it. Malone and Burrus both have strong points in their articles, but Malone is definitely more likely to grab the attention of readers, and lead them to eventually side with him. There are many sources of evidence on how technology is beginning to take over and Malone provides some of them. Even though they are fun, the gidgets and gadgets we use today have a handful of negative effects on society, and whether or not we will continue to let them interfere with our lives is merely up to
When he asked the eighth graders why technology has a negative impact on their lives, Malone gave a reason as well as an explanation to their responses. One of the kids said that “technology is the key to procrastination.” In the article, Malone stated that 80 percent of the kids reported that they had lost exquisite amounts of sleep due to playing on the internet, and 50 percent said they had forgotten to do homework for the same reason. Burrus uses common reasons to the benefits of technology, such as having access to a sea of information at all times and potentially helping our lives in the long run by being able to research the cures to dangerous diseases. Burrus thanks todays exponential growth in processing power for giving us the ability to do things that were literally impossible a few years …show more content…
It really depends on how people view it. For example, look at like this: Technology can give us cancer, but it can also cure it. Malone and Burrus both have strong points in their articles, but Malone is definitely more likely to grab the attention of readers, and lead them to eventually side with him. There are many sources of evidence on how technology is beginning to take over and Malone provides some of them. Even though they are fun, the gidgets and gadgets we use today have a handful of negative effects on society, and whether or not we will continue to let them interfere with our lives is merely up to