Don’t worry, Be happy
The ability to reflect on a personal experience so it becomes a meaningful lesson in life has been the most difficult thing in my life to do successfully. The positive note is I’ve developed coping mechanisms and became versatile in situations so nothing results in a self destruct method of a solution to a personal problem. In the end, I just want a happy memory filled life with little to no regrets. This, I feel, is part of being human; I think many of us are constantly in search of that pursuit of happiness. The subjects that have risen from this course have had me reflect in the way that outside environments may be hindering my pursuit of happiness. As the theme of the class goes, my environment is one being created …show more content…
My husband is very interactive with the computer and his job is a job tech job for online services, so needless to say, we have accepted technology in our lives. In “Technology and young children: How 4-7 year olds perceive their own use of computers”, by Susan Mckenney and Joke Voogt, they take a look at children between the ages 4-7 and how exposing children to computers affected their perspective of using the technology. The article addresses concern for how much exposure each child gets and takes into account gender, nationality, and socio economic variables. The study found: girls used a computer less than boys, immigrants used the computer more, and those with lower economic status also use the computer more. Overall, the article had a positive outcome for making children comfortable with the use of technology by exposing them to a computer during early age. It is comforting to hear affirmation of exposing kids to a computer makes them comfortable and accepting to technology. This is important moving forward in their lives, because technology is not moving in reverse. I guess my biggest fear, that this article did not address is when the submerging of places, like the internet, becomes overwhelming to a person’s mental
The ability to reflect on a personal experience so it becomes a meaningful lesson in life has been the most difficult thing in my life to do successfully. The positive note is I’ve developed coping mechanisms and became versatile in situations so nothing results in a self destruct method of a solution to a personal problem. In the end, I just want a happy memory filled life with little to no regrets. This, I feel, is part of being human; I think many of us are constantly in search of that pursuit of happiness. The subjects that have risen from this course have had me reflect in the way that outside environments may be hindering my pursuit of happiness. As the theme of the class goes, my environment is one being created …show more content…
My husband is very interactive with the computer and his job is a job tech job for online services, so needless to say, we have accepted technology in our lives. In “Technology and young children: How 4-7 year olds perceive their own use of computers”, by Susan Mckenney and Joke Voogt, they take a look at children between the ages 4-7 and how exposing children to computers affected their perspective of using the technology. The article addresses concern for how much exposure each child gets and takes into account gender, nationality, and socio economic variables. The study found: girls used a computer less than boys, immigrants used the computer more, and those with lower economic status also use the computer more. Overall, the article had a positive outcome for making children comfortable with the use of technology by exposing them to a computer during early age. It is comforting to hear affirmation of exposing kids to a computer makes them comfortable and accepting to technology. This is important moving forward in their lives, because technology is not moving in reverse. I guess my biggest fear, that this article did not address is when the submerging of places, like the internet, becomes overwhelming to a person’s mental