Technology Affects Today's Youth Negatively

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This paper is about teenagers being addicted to their cell phones, and I can’t write it because I’m too addicted to my cell phone. This has been happening to kids all over the country. Their phones and social media take over their lives and they don’t know how to stop it. Technology is used almost everywhere you can see. Children of the most recent generation have grown up with technology; it’s a huge part of their life. There are definitely pros and cons to kids growing up with technology. The benefits exist as long as it’s handled well by those in positions of authority. Digital citizenship and parental responsibility also plays a big role in technology education for youth. Considering these effects, this technology clearly has changed the way kids grow up.
Technology in Schools
Today’s youth have grown up with technology, so it’s not uncommon for them to just pick it up and use it with ease (Tapscott 40). It is also becoming more common for students to receive iPads to use at school. At Bettendorf High School and Rivermont Collegiate, both in Bettendorf, Iowa, students receive iPads as freshmen and get to keep them until the end of their senior year. They are obviously meant for educational use, but students can also put their own music and games on it, as long as it’s primarily used for research and note-taking purposes. These two high schools are just two examples of where, all around the country, the amount of technology allowed in classrooms is increasing. Teachers have begun to add the use of cell phones, iPads, laptops, and other forms of technology into their everyday lesson plans (Higgins). The superintendent of Township High School in District 113 outside of Chicago said, “The kids taught us a lesson: They’re still go...

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