Chapter 4
I would like to start off by stating how I find it so funny
that they started this reading by saying the group of sixth graders “voluntarily
put themselves through hell,” and all it was a camp where they would have no devices
with screens on them. I guess I found it funny because I used to go camping as a
child all the time. However, looking at the way we are today. We do spend a lot
of time on our phones. I actually just had this conversation with my friend
just the other day. We were “hanging out” watching a show and we were on our
phones while watching the show. I guess we don’t realize how much technology
has us in its grasp. We were going to go with no phones while we hang out, kept
finding excuses as to why we needed our phone on us. So we are going to start
small and have it near us but not play games or social media while hanging out.
Articles like these are what make people stop and think. We
as humans NEED human interaction, and with the rise in technology, human
interaction has gone down. I would like to see the outcome of this same
experiment done in about 5 years and see what differences in outcome arise.
Arsenio,
ReplyDeleteI thought that this article was also done with a sort of humorous side and that was definitely a refreshing change of pace. This was a good idea for a blog post as well because it was a long and difficult module to read through and not only did this make things more clear as far as the module but it was also nice to see the humorous side of the section. Great post!
Its crazy to think that putting individuals in an environment with no technology as a punishment now. As you said you went camping as a little one as I did too. No service, no TV, no commuters, just music, a puzzle, and a huge wilderness playground for me to explore. I agree its crazy to look at society now and see how hard it is to get each other of a device. These readings as well as your post made me stop and think a good amount, fantastic job!
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