How often is it that you walk down a street or in any suburban area without seeing at least one teenager staring at his or her cell phone? This situation seems implausible. The amount of children today who have mobile devices compared to twelve years ago has doubled. Nearly seventy percent of kids between the ages of eleven and fourteen have a cell phone, while eighty-five percent of teenagers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen own one as well (Davis par. 3). It is understandable that a concerned parent would buy his or her children a cell phone to obtain a type of security of knowing that his or her children are just a phone call away. However, allowing a children full control of a cell phone at too early of an age is detrimental to
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WebMD has reported that the average person tends to spend nearly nine hours on electronic devices (Davies section 3). It is easy for adults to lose track of time on their phones while surfing the internet, texting or checking emails. If children are given a mobile device, they will be distracted from their academic priorities. Rather than focusing on school, they will have their attention on the top trending game application. At an early age, children do not fully understand the importance it is to stay concentrated on academics to obtain a prestigious education. Kids seem to find more urgency in responding to a text rather than understanding the significance of reading a novel assigned to them. Technology does serve as a great advantage in the classroom as we move into an era of more technology based teaching, however, it is not always being used with its intended purpose. “’You’ll get kids saying, ‘I’ll look something up for English, and while I’m here let me quickly check my Instagram or Twitter feed.’ And then it’s, ‘Oh, I never realized that girl said that to me,’ and now they’re distracted and not really engaged with their lesson plan” (Matchan par. 4). Here, a psychologist explains how the distraction of phones and tablets weaken children’s ability to learn and focus. Phones benefit teenagers by offering many applications that remind them of major due dates for assignments or help them finish homework. On the other hand, a cell phone offers so many additional applications that easily can draw their attention away from their work. Children do not have the knowledge of how to moderate their phones at a young
WebMD has reported that the average person tends to spend nearly nine hours on electronic devices (Davies section 3). It is easy for adults to lose track of time on their phones while surfing the internet, texting or checking emails. If children are given a mobile device, they will be distracted from their academic priorities. Rather than focusing on school, they will have their attention on the top trending game application. At an early age, children do not fully understand the importance it is to stay concentrated on academics to obtain a prestigious education. Kids seem to find more urgency in responding to a text rather than understanding the significance of reading a novel assigned to them. Technology does serve as a great advantage in the classroom as we move into an era of more technology based teaching, however, it is not always being used with its intended purpose. “’You’ll get kids saying, ‘I’ll look something up for English, and while I’m here let me quickly check my Instagram or Twitter feed.’ And then it’s, ‘Oh, I never realized that girl said that to me,’ and now they’re distracted and not really engaged with their lesson plan” (Matchan par. 4). Here, a psychologist explains how the distraction of phones and tablets weaken children’s ability to learn and focus. Phones benefit teenagers by offering many applications that remind them of major due dates for assignments or help them finish homework. On the other hand, a cell phone offers so many additional applications that easily can draw their attention away from their work. Children do not have the knowledge of how to moderate their phones at a young