The Matter With Kids Today Amy Goldwasser Analysis
"What's The Matter With Kids Today?" An article by Amy Goldwasser, argues against the old generations who assume that the internet and technology are worthless. The negative views on teens today are viewing teens to be ignorant and blind of the world around us. Goldwasser starts off her article by taking quotes and multiple studies on the problem of teens and technology. Goldwasser makes logical arguments of the benefits of technology in the lives of teens today. She also talks about how the older generations don't like the use of technology by kids.
Goldwasser gives examples of the opposing side. She talks about a survey conducted by the common core research organization. "A phone (landline!) Survey of 1,200 17-year-olds, conducted by the research organization common core and released Feb. 26, found our young people to be living in "stunning ignorance" of history and literature." She also mentions …show more content…
She believes that instead of criticizing a new form of learning and communication, people should embrace it, assist and encourage increase in knowledge through this technology. She says, "We need to start celebrating this unprecedented surge, incorporating it as an educational tool instead of meeting it with pop quizzes and suspicious... Once we stop regarding the internet as a villain, stop presenting it as the enemy of history and literature and worldly knowledge, than our teenagers have the potential to become the next great voices of America." Goldwasser is entirely saying in this article that teens aren't being destroyed by the internet. Their focus is just different and it should be accepted. She finalizes her argument by saying, "One of them, 70 years from now, might even get up there to accept the very award Lessing did - and thank the internet for making him or her a writer and a thinker"
Goldwasser gives examples of the opposing side. She talks about a survey conducted by the common core research organization. "A phone (landline!) Survey of 1,200 17-year-olds, conducted by the research organization common core and released Feb. 26, found our young people to be living in "stunning ignorance" of history and literature." She also mentions …show more content…
She believes that instead of criticizing a new form of learning and communication, people should embrace it, assist and encourage increase in knowledge through this technology. She says, "We need to start celebrating this unprecedented surge, incorporating it as an educational tool instead of meeting it with pop quizzes and suspicious... Once we stop regarding the internet as a villain, stop presenting it as the enemy of history and literature and worldly knowledge, than our teenagers have the potential to become the next great voices of America." Goldwasser is entirely saying in this article that teens aren't being destroyed by the internet. Their focus is just different and it should be accepted. She finalizes her argument by saying, "One of them, 70 years from now, might even get up there to accept the very award Lessing did - and thank the internet for making him or her a writer and a thinker"