The PBS Frontline program, Growing
Up Online, brought to life some of the startling realities of how teenagers and
all youth interact on the internet. Through social media networking sites like
Facebook, myspace or twitter, teens can now operate their social lives from the
comfort of a desk chair in front of a computer, without ever having to engage
in any sort of social activity or interpersonal communication.
I personally view my generation as
one of the earliest to be exposed to the world of socializing via social media.
I have felt some of the symptoms described by students and observed by parents
in their children such as trouble focusing in classes and lectures. This is a
symptom that I know many of my friends and peers have also acknowledged
suffering, and one that may be tied into our generation’s need to be connected
at all times. We rely on our cell phones and laptops to communicate with
others, often substituting actual human interaction completely by utilizing the
technology.
While
I generally view the internet in a positive light, this segment has shown some
serious issues plaguing the youth in the United States. I noticed that the
narrator and many of the parents interviewed used words like “frightening” or “startling”
when describing what impacts they learned internet use had been having on their
children. While I don’t often associate these words with internet browsing, the
Frontline segment shows how harmful this media can be to unsuspecting youth.
I think internet as positive. It's just depend on how youth using the Internet. Children have trouble focusing in class and lecture anyways, no matter if there's internet or not. There's always something will distract them. They can't focus because they don't have strong sense of concentration.
ReplyDeleteI think internet use is not Frightening or startling too. It is on the user of the internet who go on dangerous website and have low alertness. I never met anyone or getting any trouble on internet. And my parents never worry about it. So the parents from the interviewed need to teach their kids who should do and what shouldn't do on the internet.
I think internet as positive. It's just depend on how youth using the Internet. Children have trouble focusing in class and lecture anyways, no matter if there's internet or not. There's always something will distract them. They can't focus because they don't have strong sense of concentration.
ReplyDeleteI think internet use is not Frightening or startling too. It is on the user of the internet who go on dangerous website and have low alertness. I never met anyone or getting any trouble on internet. And my parents never worry about it. So the parents from the interviewed need to teach their kids who should do and what shouldn't do on the internet.