Research Blog #7 Your Case

Technology & Education

In my essay called "Technology, Education & Self-Defeat" I begin to underline the effects of technology and its overall affect on a student's life. In a nutshell, technology has taken a strong tole on the emotional, social and physical aspects of a young person's life, particularly students who grew up during this cultural shift during the 80's and 90's. During a time of privatization when self-interest is placed above the collective, people are finding it easier to isolate them self from reality into a world of fantasy where interaction is no longer necessary. People begin to seek more out of their computers beyond communication and entertainment and the computer transpires into an interactive object that provides them with the connection that they seek. In result, a dependency is formed and when withdrawn people feel anxious and agitated. Through this dependency, students' also become more absorbed into their computer screens causing them to pay less of their attention towards their education and physical health. In result, GPAs drop and their health declines. With the informational influx of technology, the culture of college changes. Students are less engaged with one another and more dependent of their computers to do their academic work disrupting the learning process with false information. In exchange for their infatuation with their computers, students' are also spending less time exercising and doing physical activities that keep their bodies healthy and strong.