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In general, the consensus views seems to be that technology has made our children more creative than in the past. In my opinion, however, I strongly believe that technology is an impediment for children’s thinking ability and hinders their imaginative activities for the following two subsequent reasons.
First and foremost, modern children become fall apart with books because there are many technological devices that have intriguing and exciting elements. It is clear that reading a book helps children to increase the level of the imagination and think out of the box. Unfortunately, since modern children have less time to be exposed to reading materials, it affects their the ability to think creatively. For example, I will give an example of myself. When I was an elementary school student, I relished reading books in terms of science regularly every evening. Through such a hobby, I could think originally while studying my homework. However, after my parents bought electronic devices such as a MacBook, an IPad, and television, my time to read books was reduced by the technological devices that could give me entertainment and fun. Consequently, I could not finish a single book in one year.
In addition, today’s children have a high level of dependence since they tend to rely on the Internet while dealing with everything. To be specific, although the Internet can give people a myriad of information, it disturbs children’s creative thinking. This is mainly due to the fact that the Internet instills standard thoughts and instant information that does not require any effort. For instance, there was a poll conducted by the Social and Education Organization in Korea with 300 Korean parents of current elementary school students as respondents. The purpose of the survey is to understand the thoughts about the Internet’s negative and positive effects. The majority of participants replied that they think about the Internet as an impediment that hinders children’s thinking ability. An overwhelming 79 percent responded that they do not allow their children to utilize computers when their kids do homework and discussion.
In conclusion, it is a negative stereotype to think that advanced technology gives us valuable opportunities considering two facts. Technological devices made children isolated with books, also hinder children’s creative activities. In this regard, children should not be less exposed to electronic devices.
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