Dumbest Generation

I found a quote I really liked after reading one of the articles. Mark Bauerlein said that, "the intellectual future of the United States looks dim." I wrote down this quote and discussed it with my group. I both agreed and diagreed with this. I agreed because as the years go on technology gets better and better and I believe that is making us lazy. I had to print the one article off the computer because I knew if I tried to read it on the computer screen I would want to easily wonder onto facebook or stumble upon. It's so easy to get side tracked from school work now-a-days when there is much cooler things to do through technology. I then disagreed with this quote because I also believe that technology has helped teachers teach different material for those students who are visual learners.

When we watched that video in class I agreed with some of the things they talked about, like yes we do love our social networking. We discussed this in our group, he can't generalize it all, though. There are some people that don't have time to catch up with their friends through their phone or through facebook everyday. I personally don't have a whole lot of time because I play a school sport. I have class and practice everyday and when I have a home or an away game I have no time for anything. When I get back from school and practice all I want to do is take a nap. After my nap I need the rest of the night to catch up on school work and eat. That's what made me mad about that video. I'm not always trying to socialize with my friends every second I get. I still get on facebook when I can but I don't let it effect what I do during the day because I'm too busy for the most part.

I don't consider us the dumbest generation. Every generation is so different to be able to say we're the dumbest. As the years go on, we get so much smarter with technology and that's something other generations can't say their the smartest in. I do believe that we are starting to forget what it is like to be acedemically smart, though. I'm not saying this goes for everyone, I don't want to generalize but I believe it is starting to take a big notice.

Blog #3

Sorry this is late guys, I kinda forgot about this.  Too much soccer this weekend! Anywayyyyyy, the movie we watched in class actually made me really mad.  I thought how could someone waste so much of their life sitting in front of a computer playing a game.  There is so much in this world to do and experience.  Take advantage of it!  Experiencing what the world has to offer helps make you become a better person and make you who you are today.  A video game will never be able to do that.  That's what really made me mad in the first place.  I try to understand where the people in the movie are coming from but it is really hard.  Some of these people say they don't have an addiction but when it starts to interfer with your family and friends it becomes one.  People start to lose a lot when they become addicted to something like this.  There is no time for a job, no family time, and no interaction between you and what is outside the house.

I also don't believe this is anyway to meet the person you're going to be with the rest of your life.  You may know each other but not until a certain point.  A certain point you can only reach face to face.  You need that interaction between two people to really know each other well.  You can't do that over a video game.  It amazes me how the men and women that do not game put up with their lover who games almost all day.  Personally I could not do that and I know a lot of other people agree.  The people in the movie may have found someone special but I feel like it's not the real thing because you haven't met face to face.  I know some people will disagree but that is my opinion.  It's lazy.  Get up out of the house and meet people besides the people you play the game with.

One point I really did like in this movie was at the very end and I know a lot of other students could agree.  When the one guy said about gaming is almost just like watching football all day Sunday.  It's so true, there are so many people that do not move all day football Sunday because they don't want to miss anything.  I wouldn't call it an addiction like gaming is though.  He just made a really good point to think about.

BLOG #2

This book interest me very much.  I have not read a book like this is a while where it had made me think this much and keep me so hooked!  I love it!  I've never really stepped back and took a look at how technology has changed the world, for the good and for the bad.  It's pretty upsetting that everything Kalle Lasn mentions is so true.  I don't remember the last time I looked up at the stars on a clear night, or the last time I didn't turn on the TV because it's a reflex, or the last time I didn't have my cell phone by my side 24/7.  As humans, I personally think all that is pathetic on our part.  If people before our time could live without cell phones, laptops, and ipods then we can too.  The beginning of Culture Jam really made me think about the times when I was little.  When I was younger I LOVED being outside. I played baseball in my backyard with my dad and sister, rode my bike everyday, looked for bird nests, and played in a sandbox my dad made.  As kids we use to have the time of life without technology!  It's ashame that it is almost forced upon humans to have some sort of technology. 

Another memory this book brought back to me was being at my cabin in the mountains with my family.  We had actual family time with no interruptions because there is no service for cell phones or laptops and there is no TV.  Just wilderness all around.  The last time I was there was probably 5 years ago and I miss it a lot.  I believe that it would be hard for a lot of families to tell you the last time they spent time together like that.  It use to be so typical for a family to sit around the dinner table with one another and share stories with each other and just have conversation without all the distractions.  Today, you add texting at the table and TVs in the dinning room/kitchen room area.  There is no family time anymore for a lot of people including myself, and it's upsetting!

My name is Rachel Hess and I am a sophmore here at Shippensburg. I just decided to major in psychology. I am from Lancaster PA, and went to Penn Manor High School.  I've played soccer all through high school and continued playing for the Ship team.  I have a sister that is a year younger than me and we are very close.  She just graduated high school and is going to the community college in Lancaster.  She tries to visit me at school as much as she can!  :)