By: Daniel Harris
Once upon a time, you sat in a circle with other children while your teacher read an intriguing story from a book. Or you laid tuck under your covers as a loved one read you a bed time story from your favorite book. At times you were very eager to flip through the pages just to find out what happened next or even to take a look at the colorful illustrations or the pop out pictures. Controlling the book in your hands was fun and had a sense that the story was yours and when you got to the end, you lived happily ever after too.
In today's day and age, technology has evolved beyond our imagination. You do not have to read from books physically no more. There are media tablets that has taken over the hard and paper backs. A simple download and a swift movement of your fingers, you can put children to sleep as if you have the actual book in your hands.
These media tablets are so easy to use, children can pick them up and use them themselves. This takes away from one on one time with the other person reading to the children. Also, this takes away your chance on teaching children how to read yourself. The technology is so advanced, that they can do all the reading and learning themselves. At least there will not be any more stomping your toe into the bookcase, where as though you can simply store hundreds of books on to a small hand held device.
Once upon a time, you sat in a circle with other children while your teacher read an intriguing story from a book. Or you laid tuck under your covers as a loved one read you a bed time story from your favorite book. At times you were very eager to flip through the pages just to find out what happened next or even to take a look at the colorful illustrations or the pop out pictures. Controlling the book in your hands was fun and had a sense that the story was yours and when you got to the end, you lived happily ever after too.
In today's day and age, technology has evolved beyond our imagination. You do not have to read from books physically no more. There are media tablets that has taken over the hard and paper backs. A simple download and a swift movement of your fingers, you can put children to sleep as if you have the actual book in your hands.
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ReplyDeleteTechnology is accelerating exponentially and far out pacing society’s ability to gauge or completely decipher the effect a certain element has or will have on a particular segment of society. Throughout history everything has gone through the evolutionary process and if history has taught us anything it is that there are pros and cons on every subject. There are exceptions to every rule and everything in moderation is some thoughts that come to mind after reading this post. Reading the old fashioned way promoted imagination, it instilled patience and inspired creativity with little or no risks except if you found your father’s “Playboy” or your mother’s romance novel. Although technology today is the greatest learning resource since the Dictionary and the encyclopedia, some technology promotes impatience, attention deficit and the need for immediate gratification. It can retard imagination and creativity and it is just a key stroke away from the loss of innocence. When there is any doubt society should err on the side of caution when the risk is children.
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