By Jerry Franchino
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students
College of Education
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 19, 2010
Today in class we did a debate on whether technology/media is positive or negative for adolescents. I was on the positive team during the whole debate. However, the negative team did have a lot of convincing arguments against technology and they almost had me jump on board.
Although I realized one important thing which is that the internet is a tool. Whether adolescents use the tool in a positive or negative way. The internet could be related to all other things like for example a baseball bat. A baseball is used in the right way (or positive way) for playing baseball, softball, wiffleball, or stickball. However, you can use something as simple as a baseball bat in negative way. I have seen people use baseball bats as weapons to hurt other people. I know that baseball bats were not made for beating people in the head with but there is nothing you can do about. That is the same way I look at the internet. Adolescents could (and should) use the internet in a positive way (meaning not cyberbullying, or doing who knows what.)
However, students have the CHOICE which I think is the most important aspect of this debate us. Students who use the internet in the negative way have a CHOICE to use the internet in that way. If they choose to use in a negative way then they will be at a disadvantage to others. The debate we had in class was an excellent activity which had everyone in the class thinking and involved. We should have more debates in class.
March 19, 2010
Today in class we did a debate on whether technology/media is positive or negative for adolescents. I was on the positive team during the whole debate. However, the negative team did have a lot of convincing arguments against technology and they almost had me jump on board.
Although I realized one important thing which is that the internet is a tool. Whether adolescents use the tool in a positive or negative way. The internet could be related to all other things like for example a baseball bat. A baseball is used in the right way (or positive way) for playing baseball, softball, wiffleball, or stickball. However, you can use something as simple as a baseball bat in negative way. I have seen people use baseball bats as weapons to hurt other people. I know that baseball bats were not made for beating people in the head with but there is nothing you can do about. That is the same way I look at the internet. Adolescents could (and should) use the internet in a positive way (meaning not cyberbullying, or doing who knows what.)
However, students have the CHOICE which I think is the most important aspect of this debate us. Students who use the internet in the negative way have a CHOICE to use the internet in that way. If they choose to use in a negative way then they will be at a disadvantage to others. The debate we had in class was an excellent activity which had everyone in the class thinking and involved. We should have more debates in class.
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