Have you ever been told that palying video games and watching television for several hours throughout that day can wreck a child’s brain? In the article called “Brain Candy” written by Malcolm Gladwell,, states that watching television or playing video games is just as important as reading a book or doing homework. Gladwell states facts that video games and television are raising our I.Q. levels rather than lowering them due to all the technology advancement. Pop culture is helping to make society smarter because television shows and video games are more advanced and engaging. Gladwell believes that watching television shows require a great amount of thinking and though processing. Using your brain in many different ways to comprehend
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Gladwell did not provide proof on how his points and views were effective. For example, Gladwell states that is "television is very different now from what it was thirty years ago. It's harder." It is true that we have a major advancement in our technology but, there is no evidence how this can be affective to our brain. He does not mention that some television shows are pointless and the information they provide are meaningless. Some shows do not benefit our minds in any way and can have a negative effect on people if television is watched for long periods of time. As kids get older, too much television can interfere with activities such as being physically active of playing with friends outside. A fact stated that children who spend more than four hours per day watching TV tend to be overweight in the long run. Another fact proven is that TV can influence drug and alcohol usage along with violence. To monitor the amount of television usage watched by children is very important due to all these bad results it can have on …show more content…
Galdwell mentions “we're not used to being in a situation where we have to figure out what to do," such as more recent video games. Gladwell does not mention any statistics about the grades people received compared to those who spend hours playing video games. Video games may help a person with eye hand coordination but it will not help being successful on an important exam. He doesn't mention anything about people that consider themselves "gamers" and how many hours they spend playing video games and how many of those hours they didn't get something done they needed to, such school work. When playing video games rather than to study or do home it is obvious that you increase the risk of receiving a lower grade. According to scientific study, children who play more violent video games are more likely to have increased aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Studies have also shown that the more time a kid spends playing video games, the poorer is his performance in school. A study by Argosy University's Minnesota School on Professional Psychology found that video game addicts argue a lot with their teachers, fight a lot with their friends, and score lower grades. Malcolm Galdwell says children should not spend time doing homework after 8 hours at school. However during those eight hours of school the knowledge is being taught therefore if you go home and apply
Gladwell did not provide proof on how his points and views were effective. For example, Gladwell states that is "television is very different now from what it was thirty years ago. It's harder." It is true that we have a major advancement in our technology but, there is no evidence how this can be affective to our brain. He does not mention that some television shows are pointless and the information they provide are meaningless. Some shows do not benefit our minds in any way and can have a negative effect on people if television is watched for long periods of time. As kids get older, too much television can interfere with activities such as being physically active of playing with friends outside. A fact stated that children who spend more than four hours per day watching TV tend to be overweight in the long run. Another fact proven is that TV can influence drug and alcohol usage along with violence. To monitor the amount of television usage watched by children is very important due to all these bad results it can have on …show more content…
Galdwell mentions “we're not used to being in a situation where we have to figure out what to do," such as more recent video games. Gladwell does not mention any statistics about the grades people received compared to those who spend hours playing video games. Video games may help a person with eye hand coordination but it will not help being successful on an important exam. He doesn't mention anything about people that consider themselves "gamers" and how many hours they spend playing video games and how many of those hours they didn't get something done they needed to, such school work. When playing video games rather than to study or do home it is obvious that you increase the risk of receiving a lower grade. According to scientific study, children who play more violent video games are more likely to have increased aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Studies have also shown that the more time a kid spends playing video games, the poorer is his performance in school. A study by Argosy University's Minnesota School on Professional Psychology found that video game addicts argue a lot with their teachers, fight a lot with their friends, and score lower grades. Malcolm Galdwell says children should not spend time doing homework after 8 hours at school. However during those eight hours of school the knowledge is being taught therefore if you go home and apply