Should Students Participate In Shutdown Your Screen Week?

I agree with the idea to have the students participate in shutdown your screen week. Studies at the University of Stanford show that people who juggle work and social media get less work done because of electronic devices. In the Campbell family (San Francisco), each member has their own devices, and all of their screen time cuts into their family time. These two examples show how all of these devices are slowly ruining our relationships with our family. They might bring us closer to our friends with everyone constantly on social media, but devices are preventing people from spending quality time with their families. Devices may have their advantages, but they also have their drawbacks, such as causing people to get less work done and cutting into family time.

In 2004, Stanford held a test with people who were multitaskers and those who were not. Once the test was complete, they realized that the multitaskers were noticeably worse at filtering out the unimportant information. “In the modern world, the chime of an incoming email can override the goal of writing a business plan or playing catch with the children.”-The Myth of Multitasking. If you are doing your work and you get a text or an email, most likely multitaskers would
An example of these is the Campbell family (San Francisco).The Campbells spend a lot of their time at home on their devices. “When she’s on it, you can holler her name all day and she won’t hear,” Mrs. Campbell says, talking about Lily (2nd grade) and her laptop. Research shows that too much screen time can be bad for young children whose brains are still developing. When the Campbell family went on a vacation, the first few days was just wasted time on their devices. On the last day, they all unplugged and spent time together on the beach. “It changes the mood of everything when everybody is present.” -Mrs.