Linda Sidner has supported her claims in her speech, “Wait Until They are Older”, in a superior manner to Deborah Pendegrast in her speech, “Tweens Are Ready for Cell Phones”. The former was clearer about her claims and more specific with her support than the latter.…
Reading Rendon: From the Barrio to the Academy was a very interesting article, I have never heard of anything like it until now and it made it very easy to read. I was very intrigued by the concept Laura Rendon, the author, had discussed. I thought it was crazy how others think that we must put away our past, culture, and pretty much who we are as a person just to succeed in postsecondary education. “To succeed we must assimilate and become one of them” this is something that upsets me because people of different cultures should not have to forget who we are and change our ways to fit in and be successful. The idea of becoming a part of the white population is something a person of color should feel like they need to do. I honestly think…
In modern times, it is a rational speculation to say nine out ten teenagers own a cell phone of some type. It is also within reason to say that cell phone use has doubled in the past ten years and will most likely double again ten years from now. Teens nowadays are much more tech friendly than their parents due solely to the fact that they have been surrounded by technology ever since birth. Also, the human brain learns much quicker when it is young. During those early years, it is important for teens to learn skills such as responsibility and good communication. As cell phone technology continues to advance, the human race will eventually use a cell phone for just about anything.…
Over 75% of 12-17 year-olds own a cell phone, according to a recent study performed by Pew Research Center. (Madden) This percentage is a dramatic increase from just decades ago. The image “Mobile Phones for Teenagers” shows how many members of Generation Me interact with technology. This image utilizes the Aristotelian appeal to pathos and shows how obsessed with technology Gen Me’ers are, as pointed out by Dr. Jean Twenge in her book Generation Me.…
The Chicago Tribune had an article on August 8, 2012 called “Are cell phone a must for middle school kids?” The parents of an 11 year-old girl said that “Now she can check her phone between classes if we have to communicate with her.” The top reason parents are buying their pre-teens a cell phone was safety, according to the National Consumer League survey. A Pew study noted that 48 percent of parents use the phone to know where their child’s location. If in danger, children can reach the authorities or medical provider. In a push of a button, parents can easily reach kids for reason like ask questions, change plans, or to slimily say hello. My good bud, goes to a school where you can use your phone, he said that it was easy to communicate with his parents when he needed to know how he was going to get home in the afternoon, if he forgot something from home like homework, or even when he’s…
* Cell phones create a convenience that was previously unavailable. With cell phones, you can easily reach your kids for any reason: to ask them questions, change plans, or to simply say hello.…
Technology has become increasingly advanced in today’s society. Specifically, texting has become the modern and faster way of communication. From being able to talk to someone across the country to letting someone know one is at his or her door, everyone seems to love this new innovation. But when does texting go too far? Randy Cohen examines this question in his article, “When Texting is Wrong.” In Cohen’s article, he explains the downside and inappropriate times for texting and the effects from it. Cohen goes on to explain that specifically the younger age groups are affected more by cell phone use than older age groups because they have been surrounded by technology for a longer period of time. According to Cohen’s…
When children hit their adolescent years, most of them are given cellular phones by their parents. Parents may think that by providing their young adolescent with a cellular phone it is a form of keeping touch with them at all times. Even though I do not believe this is very responsible of the parents to do because adolescents do not get to build up a sense of self awareness in the dangerous world around them; they seem to lack their sense of direction since the android cellular phones now in days give you the answers to practically everything. From searching the web to always communicating through a text; cellular phones have tethered the adolescents themselves including the people around them; it involves everyone. In the sections of Sherry Turkle’s essay Can You Hear Me Now, ‘The Tethered Adolescent’ one can connect to prove that society is losing itself through technology but it starts at a young age when given a cellular phone which then evolves into using technology in day to day life communicating through a text, via e-mail or through social networks. I will be explaining how the cellular phone gives “a price to pay in the development of autonomy” how Turkle explains and also how that ties in to how people communicate as they grow older.…
Twice as many children have cell phones now than they did in 2004. In a similar way, technology has managed to wiggle itself into every part of our daily lives. Whether it’s using Siri on an iPhone or getting an X-ray, technological advancements has changed the way people function, especially adolescents. Technology has hindered the development of children in subtle ways but is proving to have immense impacts on youth.…
Teens and cells; how typical. In today’s world, it almost seems impossible to separate teenagers from their phones, and these gadgets are not left idle either. It is a rare thing indeed for a teen to call another’s home phone for any reason. However, before texting was around, teenagers continually rang each other’s home phones, and parents frequently fumbled to take messages appropriately for their teenagers. To be sure, cell phones have alleviated this one issue, but unfortunately, cell phones or not, parents are still often left overwhelmed and confused with the many ‘unwritten rules and expectations’ of their teenage children. In his essay “Handling Teen Calls”, Gary Lautens effectively and sarcastically illustrates the many challenges parents are faced with when trying to appease their teenagers’ expectations using unity, consistent coherence, and a humorous style.…
In one particular study, 114 students aged 9-10 who had never previously used a cell phone were recruited and split into two groups. Half were given cell phones to use in their leisure time and were periodically evaluated over ten weeks in both reading and spelling.…
Mrs. Richardson was a third grade teacher at Greenfield Elementary School. I switched to Greenfield Elementary School in third grade after passing the center based gifted test. I was nervous. It was my second new school since my family had moved to Virginia halfway through my first grade year. I was thriving at Watkins Elementary school and was unsure if I wanted to change again. Watkins Elementary School before I was considered for the gifted program. I was eight when I started my third grade year at my third elementary school. I was terrified. I wanted to just make new friends and stop moving around. I walked into my third grade classroom with butterflies in my stomach and saw a few faces from my old elementary school and some of the butterflies left me. Now I just had to meet my new Teacher.…
Although accepting the usage of a cellular device during breaks in the school day, there was still no lenience towards using a phone during class time. Children these days receive cell phones at ages as young as eight, while baby boomers were not introduced to cell phones until most were old enough to buy their own. Most baby boomers are more familiar with the term home phone or landline. When growing up, in order to contact friends by phone, everybody memorized numbers and made…
Has the world reorganized itself so that a kid his age really does need a phone?…
Over the past few years, owning a mobile phone has become a necessity rather than just the possession of a luxurious gadget, as it used to be; due to the fact that people can contact anyone, at anytime, in anyplace. As a consequence, parents have provided their kids with mobile phones. The question is, should all kids have a mobile phone?…