Blog Week 1

Technology, technology, technology. Internet, advanced machines, and cell phones are all examples of a few pieces of technology equipment the world uses in this day and age. Although the technology in the world is becoming more advanced each and every day, it is astounding to see the age groups, of technology users. Children these days have cell phones and computers at the age of six! It is disturbing to see how young a child can be and own technology such as a cell phone or computer. Cell phones and computers are important to the older generations of this day to communicate in this world. It is unnecessary for young children to own pieces of equipment, like the cell phone or computer. Children these days are growing up way to fast and need a reality check. Children have an imagination that needs to be enhanced, while computers and cell phones take away from the enhancement.
Although the hormones, put in meat these days, are linked to children growing up faster, I think that the technology can also be blamed. I was standing at the counter at Buffalo Wild Wings, where I work, when I spotted a young girl playing the “claw machine.” The little girl had to be around the age of seven. In the very middle of playing the machine, this little girl stopped focusing on what stuffed animal she wanted from inside the machine and started texting on her cell phone. I could not believe my eyes. When I was a child, I did not have a cell phone and I was perfectly fine. In fact, I did not get a cell phone until my junior year of high school. Although people argue that cell phones come in handy during emergencies, I do not see how children are in any more danger today than I was when I was a child. I survived my childhood and most of my high school years without a cell phone, and I think that children today can do the same.
Children need to use their imagination, and by having computers and cell phones as an everyday use, children are using less and less of their imagination. While computers do have a few games that stimulate children’s brains and help them learn, children today are spending way too much time on their computers. Today’s society is all about technology and using computers, but I believe that there is such thing as too young. Children can play outside and learn from reading books instead of searching the internet 24/7. Once children are to a certain age, such as junior high level, they can then begin understanding technology better. Until then, children are fine without advanced technology.