Are tweens really for cell phone? After reading both articles presented on whether or not tweens are ready for cell phones, I believe that tweens are ready for cell phones. This is because of the following reasons- cell phones give both parents and children a sense of security, kids are empowered by being independent and taught to be responsible. Firstly, according to a 2012 survey by the National Consumers League almost 60% of tweens already have cell phones. The reason parents feel a sense of security, in other words, parents can contact their kids at any time. For example, you told your 4th grader that you would pick her up after school, but you are stuck in traffic. With the cell phone, you can let her know you are delayed and she should
In “Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen,” Kay S. Hymowitz points out that in modern society kids mature too early, creating a negative trend called “tween phenomenon”; it occurs when kids become teenagers at a young age and skip preadolescence. According to Hymowitz, the evidence presents a troubling picture of tweens who are too concerned with their looks, are involved in criminal activities, are having sex, are doing drugs, and are consuming alcohol. She provides evidence to exemplify tweendom’s negative influence on both the tweens and the world around them. The author concludes that media, absentee parents, and peers are among the several complex causes of the negative trends of tweens. Although Hymowitz may sound excessively cynical, she states a reasonable case that should be considered by parents, educators, and psychologists. Without a doubt, the three most negative behavioral trends of many tweens are their need for attention, their peer group pressure, and most importantly, their unawareness of the consequences for their irresponsible actions.
If a bad situation arises the teen could use their cell phone to to notify someone. In “Ten Reasons Why Your Kid Should Have A Cell Phone,” it states, “Cell Phones are the lifeline between a parent and their children, and cell phones also can be used to notify emergency responders.” Teens should have cell phones for safety. Cell phones will help teens in bad situations. Teens should have a cell phone to contact emergency
According to Sherry Turkle in her essay “Growing Up Tethered,” children are too attached to their cell phones. Cell phones have began causing great issues on the teenagers in today’s society that include: not answering calls, separation, anxiety, and social media. Turkle interviewed many teenagers about certain topics that have to do with their cell phone. These teenagers brought up that they find their cell phones to be a break from their parents. Their parents find them to be a safe zone, they expect their child to answer the phone every time they call them.
* Cell phones create a convenience that was previously unavailable. With cell phones, you can easily reach your kids for any reason: to ask them questions, change plans, or to simply say hello.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a brilliant writer of many stories, especially dealing with the nature of human beings, with themes including religion, perfection, and the natural world. His works have been lauded for their treatment of the human condition. Several stories, such as “The Birthmark”, “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, “Young Goodman Brown”, and “The Black Veil”, have been chosen to explain Hawthorne’s understanding of human nature. “The Birthmark” especially explains the pursuit of human perfection and the notion that nature cannot be overcome by humankind. “Rappaccini’s Daughter” details the human temptation to sin. “Young Goodman Brown” expresses the belief that once one sins, they will always be a sinner, cannot atone for their sins, and must pay for it. Finally, “The Black Veil” considers the idea of inherent sin, where the Black Veil represents all of sin in the town. Through his stories, Hawthorne conceptualizes his perspective on human nature by considering that because human beings pursue perfection, and are not content with their inherent imperfection, they experience the loss of their humanity.
I was just sitting there, in a dark room, not knowing what to do. Consequently, I frequently felt like a failure. Made me petrified, frightened, terrified that I was not approaching to be able to escape, and that I’d just be a homeless man. Because I believed that I could never find happiness, nor ever have found passion in anything. This consequently made me begin to envision that I was going to become a failure. I have always had the belief that art and graphic design were the attributes that I was passionate about, only to turn out that it was not as effortless as I once thought. Me being an ignorant person, I did not take into consideration that it is an extremely competitive field to be in. I just didn’t have the knowledge about what to do at this point. However, little did I realize, the fad that I had the utmost passion for were right in my ears: music.
In particular, research portrays consistent findings as to tweens' involvement in the need recognition (i.e. primal) stage of the process (e.g. Dunne, 1999). This can be motivated by the fact that holidaying provides a sense of recognition and belonging to the peer group as leisure activities are a frequent topic of tweens' conversations. Thereof, opinion-conscious tweens have a personal stake in the holiday decision coming true, thus become actively involved in ensuring that such need is recognised. Furthermore, as parents are reported to consider holidays are primary for children to benefit of, they encourage tweens' input to ensure that the experience is
After reading all fourth articles, I believe I have a stronger understanding of sociology. However, it is complex and I still have a lot to learn to fully grasp the significance of sociology. One thing I’ve never thought to analyze is social location which is seen in all four articles. Social location is an important concept in sociology because it gives you a better understanding of what category people belong to in society. What makes up a social location is obviously the location, race, religion, gender, and culture.
A secondary reason for students being able to communicate with their parents is to be able to know where they are. As noted in a LoveToKnow article detailing the positive aspects of cell phones being allowed in school, “The problems with knowing where your children are after school could also be reduced if parents had the ability to call them and vice versa.” (Cirelli). Without cell phones, the issue of a student being able to contact their parents falls onto the school, which it shouldn’t have to. By permitting cell phones on school grounds, it would simplify the way that families can contact each other. However, this isn’t the only positive
Good morning! I come to this topic as a parent and a veteran teacher of so-called “tweens.” I love kids this age for their curiosity and energy, but those same qualities can lead to trouble if not overseen by adults. That’s why giving children their own phones actually makes them less safe, not more. I believe that the best age for a cell phone is 16, the point at which we consider kids grown-up enough to learn to drive — and even then, parents must set firm limits on phone use! Why are tweens with phones less safe? For one thing, parents may be lulled into a false sense of security if their kids have phones. They may become careless about knowing where their child is and who he is with, thinking, “I can always reach him on his phone.” For
For emergency or family situations kids should be to get a hold of their parents, incase something bad happens to someone in their family. What if there's a huge emergency and parents couldn’t get a hold of their child? Kids would possibly feel safer if they had their cell phones or their devices on them. Yes, texting parents in school can be a distraction to students, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Parents get devices for their children for a reason, because they can contact them anytime they need
Cell phones are very helpful in emergencies. With cell phones, parents know if their children alright in an emergency. Which takes a lot of stress off the parents. Also, it is easy to contact the authorities ( police, firefighters, and the ambulance). If they forgot homework they could call their parents to bring it you. "Forty percent of cell owners said they found themselves in an
Some kids get there phone very early like age 5 and when you are that young it prevents them from learning things they should be taught at that age like using manners, and sharing, and how to make new friends and those kids who get there first at that age are becoming antisocial at such a young age, so when they get older it will be even worse. Kids are already impatient but once you expose them to cell phones or any device it will reduce the chance or them learning how to be
Parents should monitor their children’s use of cell phones and social media because you never know what kind of people are spying or stalking their child or children. There are all sorts of social media, for example Facebook,Twitter,Instagram,Snapchat,Musically and other kinds, people are always on the internet.There could also be inappropriate stuff that the kids should not see or learn.Big older kids use very bad language when they are on social media.The kids could also be hacked or be stalked by strangers. Other kids can get bullied for not having a phone or social media.Another bad thing that can happen is that the kids can get kidnapped.
First, cell phones do not give children security, unlikely, cell phones are designed to communicate. Keeping communication with children can help to have a better understanding about what they’re doing, however, they can also contact strangers through the many different social medias or websites that can be easily access from a smartphones. Tweens are not ready for social medias and even