The Way Society Sees It

In today’s day and age, it almost seems impossible to leave the house without any sort of technological device on you, be it a cellphone, a tablet, a smartphone, any sort of wifi enabled appliance…..it’s just impossible. I have to be honest, I personally am not too addicted to technology myself, BUT I will say that, despite this, I do still use my smartphone outside for more important things such as receiving important calls, looking at the map, checking emails, the list goes on and on. My point is, even if someone isn’t addicted to the point where they’re constantly glued to the screen, technological devices have quite literally embedded themselves into our daily lives. This being said, this particular image stuck with me because of how unreasonable it is. These days I constantly see kids running around, with a smartphone or ipad in their hands and their eyes completed attached to the device. I disapprove of this entirely; I don’t feel that kids need to have any sort of that with them since they shouldn’t need it at all. This image shows a teacher, possibly a representation of the school system in general, being a little judgemental and up front to the parents about their child. It may also be that the parents want their child to know how to use a mobile device and maybe are shocked that their child can’t learn it. In any way, because schools are meant to teach us about the real world, this image is making the assumption that the real world requires children to become adults that should be able to use technology efficiently, and it hints that unfortunately, their child could have their success rate affected just because he isn’t tech savvy. In their eyes, the child is not as smart since he isn’t receiving the education as well as others. It almost seems as if knowing how to use technology becomes a factor in determining the capabilities of a single individual. This in itself is kinda funny, though may cause some angered arguments in the real world. I know that technology is also used as a way for kids to connect with one another these days, and thus becomes an important part in their social life; but I still feel that just because a child asks for something they want but can’t have, parents shouldn’t give in as quickly. It seems almost ridiculous that the society has come to view its people that way but unfortunately new times calls for new environments and thus, maybe this image isn’t as outrageous as it is.