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Magan Cotham

Professor Moore

English 1301

10 October 2017

Technology and toddlers

As the years go on technology becomes more advanced and easier to access for the

younger generations. With advancements there is always controversy to come with it. Some

parents see the technology as a threat to a child's ability to socialize.A portion of the population

believes that these devices can cause children to become dependent on their tablets and smart

phones, and form a lack of social skills. Others see the use of technology as an upper hand to

children that are not exposed to the advancements of the world. No matter the side a person may

sit on the technology advances will continue to shape the activities of day to day life.

The way a child thinks or behaves at a young age is a wide spread concern throughout

every single country. Countries such as The United States, China, Finland, Sweden, and Japan

are all in a race of technology advancements that can potentially better prepare the young minds

of the children that will become the future. Just as there was a race to the moon between Russia

and The United States there is a race to higher technological advancements. Each country pushes

for children to have access to portable technology and advanced systems at academic facilities.

Sometimes the thought of the children is left behind in this race to technological success.

Independent school districts all over the united states rely heavily on technology.

Provided by Statistic Brain the percent of teachers that use the internet for lecture is just over

77%. More than three fourths of the nations kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers assign
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homework and teach through the internet. Technology has proven it is not going anywhere and

most public and private school districts believe the more technology the better. Ninety-eight

percent of the schools in the united states have one or more computers located in the classrooms.

Technological advancements have been the highest expense among school districts in the united

states in the past 15 years. Due to this there has been

Parents and caregivers have accumulated a few questions and concerns about wether

these advancements are helping or hurting the children and their learning capabilities. These

concerns include risk of lower creativity that can cause a lack of imagination. Critical thinking

skills are also brought into question as well as issues with persistence. The number one issue that

the majority of these citizens have is a fear that the digital age will cause a lack of social skills,

and real-world problem-solving among children. The tendency for the child to prefer digital play

to other activities is . The older generations are usually the ones to have a strong distaste for the

increase of technology is a childs life. Data shows that 73% of these concerned citizens are over

the age of 50.

The world is not the same as it was 30 years ago. Studies show that children are not as

active as the older generations and that the milenials spend more time inside than their parents.

Social media has become the main source of news and communication. Everything has changed.

For those who fear change this is a nightmare come to life. Technology has become the main

influence among people. Twenty years ago cell phones were nonexistent and the change of pace

was not welcomed by some. If there was a threat to take away all cellular devices there would be

a world crisis. The country relies on technology and without them the population would be in

complete chaos.
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Todays children and young adults are considered digital natives; growing up not only

with television, but with ever advancing video games, high speed computers, laptops and tablets,

cell phones, and easy access to the internet. The country has become dependent on an outside

source that can either define or destroy the human race.

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Works Cited

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Family Medicine, vol. 14, no. 6, Nov/Dec2016, pp. 503-508. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.1370/afm.1976.

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Sharkins, Kimberly, et al. "Preschool Children's Exposure to Media, Technology, and Screen

Time: Perspectives of Caregivers from Three Early Childcare Settings." Early Childhood

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