Technology And Individualism

The research and teacher viewpoints differ so much due to fact that teachers can see and interact with their students while researchers are basing their information off of paper values. Higher scores are being seen in the classroom, but only because teachers are altering the environment in a way that is keeping the students entertained while teaching them at the same time. Children are becoming more inclined to play on Minecraft and create structures rather than build Legos off of the computer or even listening to music from iTunes instead of playing an instrument or singing. Recess is even being taken out of schools and being replaced by computer classes to teach children to be more technology savvy. Journalist Steve Nelson find this a disturbing …show more content…
The arguments arise as parents and researchers see their children utilizing electronic devices to stay at home and even in their room where they isolate themselves from the rest of the world. The sacrifice for loneliness is the comfort of one’s own bed rather than a library or coffee shop. Jacqueline Old and Richard Schwartz give an example of a boy named Josh that was immersed in the modern culture but found something to be lacking. Josh constantly watched television, checked his email, and followed the bands he enjoyed on the internet. When invited to social gatherings, Josh would stray away for fear of being asked what he did every day. He felt insecure in his daily life when he heard of his other colleagues working 60 hour work weeks and having a family of their own. When he began to go to therapy sessions, he admitted that he felt isolated in his own life due to the increasing dependence on the electronics in his home and wished that he could find solace in leaving his home to go to social events (Olds & Schwartz, pp. 22-24). This example of electronics taking over someone’s life may seem brash, but researchers are claiming that they are seeing these dangerous cases more often than …show more content…
At younger ages, technology will help mold the child to be better prepared for later years of education. Those that were previously learning impaired will now have a chance to utilize electronic devices that will make any disabilities seem as though they were never there. As middle school and high school come into play, presentations will become more interactive and an intro to research will be easier to teach with the help of the internet. College will be the chance to fully utilize all of the learning techniques that had been taught to them with the new technological curriculum. Programs at this level are completely hands on and useful to make the complicated lessons being taught easier to understand and implement into assessments and projects (Coppola, p.