Younger Generations v Technology
Ti’Anna Hunt
Prof. Turk
English 1301
February 5, 2015
Younger Generations When I was twelve, I used to wake up every Saturday morning, eat breakfast, and go outside to ride my bike. I would stay out playing all day until the streets lights came on. Then, I would go inside, eat dinner with my family, wash up, and then prepare for bed. Now let’s fast forward seven years later. My younger sister, Hailey, is now twelve. She owns an IPhone, an IPad, a Samsung tablet, and a flat screen TV. Younger generations are introduced to technology at an early age. I didn’t officially receive my first phone until I was 15 and graduated and entering my first year of high school. Even though it provided a little freedom, I still had restrictions. I had to maintain at least a low B in all of my classes, I couldn’t have internet, I wasn’t allowed to send or receive media files, and lastly, I was absolutely not allowed to talk or even text a young man. You would think that the rule would not have changed. My sister has owned a phone since she was ten. She talks to anyone she wants to, she’s barely passing any of her core classes, and she’s allowed to have/use of 4G LTE on your phone. Younger generations no longer value education because technology consumes the time they should be using to practice time tables or long division. When I was younger, I always practiced on a graph and wrote on the chalk board when I stayed after school on certain days. When my sister gets home from school, she drops her bag, removes unwanted clothing, and immediately pulls her tablet out to watch movies on Netflix. If she does decide to at least start on her homework, she continues to watch Netflix. She basically gives the homework maybe a third of her attention. I’m sure that you can guess that she doesn’t do her best considering that homework can sometimes be extremely time consuming and frustrating. A lot of the children in the younger generations spend hours upon hours throughout the night on their
Prof. Turk
English 1301
February 5, 2015
Younger Generations When I was twelve, I used to wake up every Saturday morning, eat breakfast, and go outside to ride my bike. I would stay out playing all day until the streets lights came on. Then, I would go inside, eat dinner with my family, wash up, and then prepare for bed. Now let’s fast forward seven years later. My younger sister, Hailey, is now twelve. She owns an IPhone, an IPad, a Samsung tablet, and a flat screen TV. Younger generations are introduced to technology at an early age. I didn’t officially receive my first phone until I was 15 and graduated and entering my first year of high school. Even though it provided a little freedom, I still had restrictions. I had to maintain at least a low B in all of my classes, I couldn’t have internet, I wasn’t allowed to send or receive media files, and lastly, I was absolutely not allowed to talk or even text a young man. You would think that the rule would not have changed. My sister has owned a phone since she was ten. She talks to anyone she wants to, she’s barely passing any of her core classes, and she’s allowed to have/use of 4G LTE on your phone. Younger generations no longer value education because technology consumes the time they should be using to practice time tables or long division. When I was younger, I always practiced on a graph and wrote on the chalk board when I stayed after school on certain days. When my sister gets home from school, she drops her bag, removes unwanted clothing, and immediately pulls her tablet out to watch movies on Netflix. If she does decide to at least start on her homework, she continues to watch Netflix. She basically gives the homework maybe a third of her attention. I’m sure that you can guess that she doesn’t do her best considering that homework can sometimes be extremely time consuming and frustrating. A lot of the children in the younger generations spend hours upon hours throughout the night on their