April 23rd, 2024

It is so funny because recently I feel like cell phone use has been a large point of discussion wherever I have been. Just today I was talking to Mr. DeMarco about cell phone usage, as well as the impact it has on students. We are talking about China right now, which would make sense as to why TikTok became a talking point. Mr. DeMarco says that he can actually tell the difference between his students vs. kids that didn’t have TikTok just eight years ago. He says that he hopes that TikTok is banned in the USA, as he thinks that it really only has negative effects on the attention span of students. 
I hate to say it, but I agree. I think it would be better if we just got rid of TikTok. 
As for this article, I really do think that parents should wait longer on giving their kids internet access and just handing them devices. For most families, they just use technology as a pacifier instead of actually speaking to their kids and teaching them social skills. The quote I picked out from the story was “psychological immune system: the ability of a child to handle, process, and get past frustrations, minor accidents, teasing, exclusion, perceived injustices, and normal conflicts without falling prey to hours or days of inner turmoil.” I think that this quote sums up my opinion on this really well. I see no point in giving anyone below the age of 8 a device. Let them play with toys and go outside. They would be much better off and would toughen them up, make them more healthy, and overall just set them up better in the long term.

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