http://www.elon.edu/E-Net/Article/59585
The article hyperlinked above provided some interesting insight on the idea of generation “always-on”. It discussed the children being brought up practically through technology and what expectations this should cause by the year 2020. There were several interesting remarks made in both a positive and a negative light for this issue and to be honest, I hadn’t thought of the positive aspects that some of the authors have brought to light here. I can agree that I have witnessed a vast change in the behavioral differences and the tech dependences that young adults and teens have now and my mind usually jumped right to the lack of human interaction and the possible decrease in people skills that may continue. Several remarks were made however, that made me think that this point of view could be an overreaction and as one statement pointed out, these young adults could help us adapt to the ever changing technology based world around us. I still feel as though there is far too much technology surrounding kids these days that stays with them as they grow up and I can only hope that it doesn’t inhibit developmental skills as is the worry and there will be one way to find out. Once we reach the year 2020, a reevaluation might be done and perhaps there will be a way to tell which of these predictions these young adults and kids will meet; perhaps they will be thriving or perhaps we will not yet be dominated by a technology driven world.
The article hyperlinked above provided some interesting insight on the idea of generation “always-on”. It discussed the children being brought up practically through technology and what expectations this should cause by the year 2020. There were several interesting remarks made in both a positive and a negative light for this issue and to be honest, I hadn’t thought of the positive aspects that some of the authors have brought to light here. I can agree that I have witnessed a vast change in the behavioral differences and the tech dependences that young adults and teens have now and my mind usually jumped right to the lack of human interaction and the possible decrease in people skills that may continue. Several remarks were made however, that made me think that this point of view could be an overreaction and as one statement pointed out, these young adults could help us adapt to the ever changing technology based world around us. I still feel as though there is far too much technology surrounding kids these days that stays with them as they grow up and I can only hope that it doesn’t inhibit developmental skills as is the worry and there will be one way to find out. Once we reach the year 2020, a reevaluation might be done and perhaps there will be a way to tell which of these predictions these young adults and kids will meet; perhaps they will be thriving or perhaps we will not yet be dominated by a technology driven world.