Technology, and its effect on the world has always been argued to be both a gift and a curse. A large majority of those who were born during the Baby Boomer generation and many other skeptics have argued that technology has been corrupting society and has enacted to become brainwashed while becoming de-evolved. This statement has become a cliché with those of the older, wiser generation. This cliché can both be supported and refuted because technology has not only made strides in improvement of education, health and society. But it can also be argued that it has led to social unrest, poor health, malice in educational field towards the student and teacher. Those without technology have proven to suffer tremendously and the argument can be made …show more content…
For example, to summarize some important points in Dr. Jim Taylor article he wrote for Psychology Today, he explains that technology has changed the wiring of brains for children of all ages. The article explains that children who play games for prolonged periods of times are exposed to multiple stimuli which can lead to decreased memory retention skills and lack of a focusing ability or in other words ADHD. Lesley Alderman of Everyday Health analyzed weather or not technology is the ever growing cause of children becoming more distracted. She explains, “A recent study assessed the viewing habits of 1,323 children in third, fourth, and fifth grades over 13 months and found that children who spent more than two hours a day in front of a screen, either playing video games or watching TV, were 1.6 to 2.1 times more likely to have attention problems.” Technology is possibly disabling children from their full potential children may be able to search something up on Google but would not be able to retain that information at times. This contributing to the fact that a majority of educational classes require some level of memory retention like how to cite with MLA format for English or remembering Avogadro’s Number for Chemistry or Physics. Most people have begun to understand the effects of …show more content…
There must be moderation and administration on how we use technology whether it be from a parent, guardian, or self. Technology maybe a blessing but it is also a curse, take this analogy for example, educational benefits with the use of the web is limitless while too much exposure to video games or television will lead to the rewiring of brain memory retention. There is almost always negative to something positive. It is the responsibility of the people to fore see this and do what they will. Technology may help with education, health, and connection to society but it always has negative connotations like cheating, fear, and obesity. Ultimately, the fate of people rests in the hands of the