The Dumbest Generation
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Vanessa Medina
Mr. Lombardi
AP Eng.
3 November 2014
Dumbest Generation “Students today live and learn in a world with vastly more complex technology than that of previous generations.” Many adults believe it’s the technology of today’s times that interferes with a child’s education. Children enrolled in schools seem to be spending more time and giving all their attention to the technology that surrounds them, but of course, rarely any child will admit to this. As a victim who spends too much time on technology, those under the age of thirty, are the “dumbest generation.” In today’s society, our century’s technology isn’t being taken to its advantage the way past generations would have used it for. According to “The dumbest Generation” Mark Bauerlin says “Young Americans have much more access and education than their parents did” (Source A). When our parents were our age, the use of internet or technology something they could rely on. They had to learn at school the hard way. To do research, they probably had to go through books to get their background knowledge. To do a math problem, it had to be done all on paper without the use of a calculator. To simply look up how do to a certain task, YouTube or the internet wouldn’t be available to them. Now, a child has these opportunities to their advantages, but are they being used for education purposes? No because chances are they’re busy on the
Medina 2 internet looking several things up that aren’t necessary. If not, they’re not even using the technology to help out with a child’s homework; it’s more there just as an entertainment. As a result, past generations were smarter at around the age of 18-19 than the average 18-19 year old today. Back then, anyone from past generations would do anything to be able to get their hands on the technology we have today. For those children that do use the technology to its advantage, it isn’t being used the proper way all the time. Nicholas Carr reveals “research
Vanessa Medina
Mr. Lombardi
AP Eng.
3 November 2014
Dumbest Generation “Students today live and learn in a world with vastly more complex technology than that of previous generations.” Many adults believe it’s the technology of today’s times that interferes with a child’s education. Children enrolled in schools seem to be spending more time and giving all their attention to the technology that surrounds them, but of course, rarely any child will admit to this. As a victim who spends too much time on technology, those under the age of thirty, are the “dumbest generation.” In today’s society, our century’s technology isn’t being taken to its advantage the way past generations would have used it for. According to “The dumbest Generation” Mark Bauerlin says “Young Americans have much more access and education than their parents did” (Source A). When our parents were our age, the use of internet or technology something they could rely on. They had to learn at school the hard way. To do research, they probably had to go through books to get their background knowledge. To do a math problem, it had to be done all on paper without the use of a calculator. To simply look up how do to a certain task, YouTube or the internet wouldn’t be available to them. Now, a child has these opportunities to their advantages, but are they being used for education purposes? No because chances are they’re busy on the
Medina 2 internet looking several things up that aren’t necessary. If not, they’re not even using the technology to help out with a child’s homework; it’s more there just as an entertainment. As a result, past generations were smarter at around the age of 18-19 than the average 18-19 year old today. Back then, anyone from past generations would do anything to be able to get their hands on the technology we have today. For those children that do use the technology to its advantage, it isn’t being used the proper way all the time. Nicholas Carr reveals “research