Persuasive Essay On Screen Free Week

Firstly, have you ever had tons of work to do , but you put it off because you just have to check facebook because you feel as if you don’t you might just die? Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the first side effect of overusing technology: laziness/ procrastination. Ray Bradbury knew this was coming in fact he wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1953. In Fahrenheit 451 the society freakishly mirrors ours. The average american spends 2.7 hours a day just watching television, (Technology Uninhibited) think about all the other things that you could do in 2.7 hours other than watching television. Sometimes, every other blue moon, even I procrastinate and my main excuse comes back to technology with questions to myself. Why don’t I watch some funny youtube videos before I

Name: Jacqueline Poncio Class 805 Technologies Upcoming Rise The average screen time per week is 46 hours. That's about 6 hours per day. There are a vast number of reasons why you should use technology, but is it benefiting us? There are many reasons why technology has improved our lives and will continue to do so in the future.

24% of teenagers say that they go online “almost constantly” everyday according to a study from the Pew Research Center. In our society today, adults, teens, and children are always using some form of technology. Technology can be used for important purposes such as school or work. Other times technology only serves as a distraction from what really matters in life. We get very attached to technology and that can become a problem. In Fahrenheit 451, the main character Montag is a firemen who is trained to destroy books because the society’s government thinks that books are dangerous because they cause conflict. In place of books, many people use parlor wall TVs as their entertainment. The screens on the parlor walls serve as an unhealthy distraction.

Multitasking, “shifting focus from one task to another in rapid succession,” everyone does it. Whether it is answering a call while writing an email, texting at a stoplight or talking to someone while checking Snapchat or Facebook, multitasking is a normal part of most people’s everyday lives. Reading “Multitasking Can Make You Lose...Um...Focus” by Alina Tugend has really made me realize how much I multitask. It also made me realize no matter what I think, I am not as good at multitasking as I think I am. I believe that the author made some very convincing arguments against multitasking, how it affects society and how common it is.

Could you go a day without your electronics? Some schools have implemented a program called “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” This is a program where students boycott using any electronics for one week. With the entire body participating, the reliance on technology devices is diminished. More schools should join this effort to reap the benefits of increased student focus and an increased family bond

Parents and teachers in our local school district have proposed that the school joins a movement called “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” They claim that not using technology for a week and the Internet would enhance learning because it develops your mind better. The contrast that the other side has to that is that the Internet provides fast and quick answers to questions, and has a lot more information and it is accessible much faster and easier. The “Shut Down Your Screen Week” would be good for students to do because it allows to learn more, and not get distracted.

How many times a day do you find yourself checking your phone out of habit? For most people this would be too many to count. Although technology might make our lives easier, the negative effects of the Internet seem to outweigh the positive. In Tony Schwartz’s article "Addicted to Distraction" the three main areas of focus are on solitude, conversation and distractions. Technology causes us to separate ourselves from the world around us both mentally and physically.

In society today people are so connected to their smartphones, TVs, video games, computers, and other technologies. When your walking in busy areas it’s a common site to see people’s eyes glued to their phones. It would make sense that these people would run into things all the time but technologies like this have become second nature. People have greatly become addicted to technology because it gives them a way to mask their feelings or gives them an escape. In Fahrenheit 451 Mildred is greatly addicted to her TV "”Will you turn the parlor off?"

and how it doesn't interrupt with their thinking or with how they feel. While there are people that don't show any effects for looking at the screen, it can still change the way you act by just looking at an electronic device. There are people that become addicted to their phones because they want to check on their status on Twitter, Facebook or any social media. This researcher has also explained well thought about technology because he explains that “63% of Americans log on to Facebook daily, and 40% log on multiple times each day. People use the site for myriad reasons; however, it usually serves, on some level, the same basic purposes: distraction and boredom relief.

Screen time should be limited for teens and tweens because too much sitting and watching a screen may lead to obesity. Eighteen percent of teens and tweens between the ages of 12 to 19 are obese. They become obese from lack of exercise and too much sitting in front of a screen eating junk food. Today most 8-18 year olds spend on average 7.5 hours in front of some extent of a screen.They get obese from facing a screen because while facing a screen teens and tweens don't realize how much they are eating. Most of the food they don't realize they are consuming are high in fat and sugar, such as candy, cupcakes, bacon, cookies,cheetos,and potato chips. Another cause of obesity is lack of exercise caused by being a couch potato! Kids between the

like the school to participate in the national “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” A week without any electronics is what parents believe the school needs. Technology is a big contradiction. It is useful with all the tools it has, yet it can be a distraction, or addicting. Our school should participate in the national “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because of the following issues with technology.

My brother suffered an eye condition last year from constantly being on the phone and computer, in which the screen lighting damaged his optic nerve. He currently has blurred vision and can't stay out in the sun without wearing sunglasses, impairing him from doing the hobbies he used to enjoy such as free-diving. If my brother stayed off of social media rather than spending excessive amounts of time editing his diving videos for his Youtube vlog, he wouldn't have damaged his eyes so severely and would be able to attend more of my school performances. Going screenless a few hours before bedtime could also improve people's health by that they won't be as tired when they wake up the following morning. Most of the children diagnosed with ADHD are actually tired and have lack of rest due to staying up late in the night on social media websites. This creates a mental stigma that children are diagnosed with a disease when they are actually tired and can't focus. Cutting down the amount of screen time for both adults and children will benefit their health and life much more

How much time do you spend using technology? Shut down your screen week is when people agree not to use technology for a week. Shut down your screen week is a good idea because technology can be a distraction to many families that result in a loss in communication.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under the age of two years have no screen time, with the exception of video chatting. Children younger than two benefit from a hands-on learning approach, therefore, introducing them to a digital device takes away time they need to be socially interactive to develop their cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional skills. By the age of two, and through the preschool aged years it is recommended that children have no more than 1 ½ hours of screen time per week, and that screen time should be monitored to ensure it is educational as well as age appropriate. There are even television channels and computer applications that are dedicated to creating educational, engaging, and enjoyable content for such young viewers, however, it should be noted that

Technology and these devices are addictive. To tell parents and children that they should not limit themselves or their children on the amount of time they spend looking at screens is foolish, and sometimes it dooms