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Writer, Leonid Fridman, in his composition, “America needs its Nerds”, declares that the American connotations for “nerd” and “geek” are offensive and should not be used to describe those people who are dedicated to learning. Fridman’s purpose is to convince all of those nerds and geeks to stop being ashamed and accept themselves for who they are. He adopts a sincere, but informative tone to appeal to his audience’s emotions and to inform them of specific facts that he feels his readers should be acquainted with.…
Professor Sherry Turkle chronicles the impact of being overly attached to technology in her essay “Growing Up Tethered”. In this essay Turkle interviews may high schoolers on how much technology and being tethered to their phones affects their daily lives. Turkle states that the overabundance of technology and the constant need to be entertained as well as be connected is harming the development of adolescent’s independence. Turkle also observes that being bound to social media causes extreme amount of stress on adolescents as they try to fit in while sculpting their digital identity’s. Turkle brings many of these unfortunate byproducts to light, but she only looks at a subset of high schooler that use this technology the most profoundly in…
Facebook, you tube, snapchat, instagram these are things that teenadgers use and dont even know that it may help them in reality in many different ways Have you realized how long you are on technology? Technology affectsteenadgers brains positivily.…
We’re afraid, because our kids know things we don’t.” (Goldwasser, par. 7). Teenagers have the ability to decide what becomes popular through the use of social media and the internet. They are the main reason why Apple products have become so popular and common; they made movies like “High School Musical” popular. Through their use and time on social media they were able to make the movie “Juno” an Oscar winner, made MySpace worth five hundred and eighty million dollars. Goldwasser stated “Besides, we’re tired of having to ask them every time we need to find Season 2 of “Heroes,” calculate a carbon footprint or upload photos to Facebook.” (Goldwasser, par. 8). A major reason parents think that the internet is melting their kid’s brains is because they just don’t seem to know how to do certain things with the internet without having to ask for help from a teenager. Parents also believe that teenagers are consistently blogging about them. As the author said “teenagers today read and write for fun; its part of their social lives. We need to start celebrating this unprecedented surge, incorporating it as an educational tool instead of meeting it with punishing pop quizzes and suspicion.” (Goldwasser, par. 14). Adults need to be able to start trusting their kids that what they do on the internet is not…
“Enough is enough,” exclaims Leonid Fridman in his passage entitled “America Needs Its Nerds.” His passage explains his discomfort and frustration-surrounding society’s attitude towards nerds. Without nerds there would be no electricity, cell phones or computers. The world must love its nerds. Through his use of exemplification, definition, compare contrast, and rhetorical questions, Fridman argues for the need of nerds in society.…
Mark Bauerlain says that “technological advantages don’t show up in intellectual outcomes” and “the mental equipment of the young falls short of their media, money, e-gadgets, and career plans.” But the truth of the matter is that examination scores have been on the rise since the early 1900’s as written by Sharon Begley in her article, creating a direct correlation with the rise of technology. Bauerlain also says “The 18-year-old may have a Visa-card, cell phone, Myspace page, part time job, Play Station 2, and an admissions letter from the State U., but if you ask this wired and on-the-go high school senior a few intellectual questions and the façade of in-the-know-ness crumbles,” (Source 2) This statement can be countered with another statement from Sharon Begley: “But there is no empirical evidence that being immersed in instant messaging, texting, iPods, videogames and all things online impairs thinking…
Teens are both shaping and being shaped by their immersion in the digital culture. Marketing to teens is rampant on the…
In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds”, author Leonid Fridman dissect his argument by comparing and contrasting America’s on-going social beliefs and perceptions of the geek and the actual positive role taken on by the nerd and why the role that they play is so vital to our society.…
"What's The Matter With Kids Today?" An article by Amy Goldwasser, argues against the old generations who assume that the internet and technology are worthless. The negative views on teens today are viewing teens to be ignorant and blind of the world around us. Goldwasser starts off her article by taking quotes and multiple studies on the problem of teens and technology. Goldwasser makes logical arguments of the benefits of technology in the lives of teens today. She also talks about how the older generations don't like the use of technology by kids.…
Secondly, people should moderately use technology because an over-use of technology, such as in the use of social media sites, causes a vulnerability in real-life social skills. In “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?,” Amy Goldwasser incorrectly points out that children should use their form of reading and writing in their social lives and apply it to education. Goldwasser refutes against the claims of the older generation in that the Internet has negative consequences on children and instead, argues that the Internet beneficially impacts children because it is a form of communication that is composed of a generation of writers, activists, and storytellers. She believes that the internet has encouraged teenagers to “read and write for fun;…
However, doubts inevitably arise on the negative effects of the same technology. In his book titled The Dumbest Generation, Mark Bauerlein claims, “those under age thirty constitute the ‘dumbest’ generation in modern history.” He says that students are no less intelligent or ambitious, but that their reading habits and general knowledge are diminishing (167). He blames the digital age and its distractions…
Causey, B., Geff, I., & Iceman, M. (2012). The Intelligence of Students who use Technology.…
In my opinion, I believe it’s not the teenagers that are constantly with technology, the technology is constantly with them. Technology is a vital part of our lives as it is resourceful; everybody in today’s society has something to do with technology, Young or old. Technology gradually gets better each day with new things that are introduced to the market. It is obvious that Teenagers who spend most of their time on computers lack interest in outdoor activities. Just about anything you can do, has the capability to access technology. “Ages 8-18 spend seven and a half hours a day on the computer according to the New York Times.” Considering there is 24 hours in a day that is a long time to be on the computer. Also, this does not count for all those hours texting or talking on their cell phones, so technology really does seem like it is taking over our lives. The world is at our fingertips, with a computer. He has a fair point.…
The world we live in is continuously changing and developing, and as we move forward into this new generation, people are becoming more dependent on technology. Reading habits have changed and the systems for education are much more reliant on new forms of technology. This is reasoning to many as to why this generation is the dumbest. However, this is an illogical ideology because although this new generation is more technology dependent, these forms of technology can be used to the advantage of many students and are why this new generation is not the dumbest, but the most advanced.…