This week we will look at two different articles. The first one is about children having difficulty speaking because of their exposure to television. The other article is about things that have become obsolete. Go to the links below and read both articles. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the articles, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
Which of the statistics in the article about speech surprised you? Do you agree that the background noise from TV makes it hard for children to understand their parents’ or older siblings’ speech? How much television should children be allowed to watch? If you had a much younger sibling, what would you do to promote his/her language development?
In the article about obsolete things, which of the obsolete things mentioned are still being used in your house? Is the article wrong about any of the items in its predictions? What do you think will become obsolete in the next decade?
9 comments:
Article-1
The thing in the article that surprised me was that nearly a quater of boys and onw out of seven girls have problem speaking because TV sets are kept on constanty at their homes. I find that kind of hard to believe that children have problem speaking and understanding others because of background noise from the TV. It doesn't mean that TV should be kept on constantly. Children should be allowed to watch TV for at least 1 or 2 hours. Maximum 3 hours. I think language of a person develops naturally. It develops from the language spoken by people around. So I wouldn't do anything other to promote my sibling's language.
Article-2
The obsolete things used at my house are "calling", "CDs", "Landline Phones", "Wires". The article is wrong about- calling, Encyclopedias, CDs, Landline phones, Fax machines, wires. These things are still in use. Specially wires which are used about everywhere today. Though there is bluetooth, WiFi but they still require wires to charge themselves. I think Encyclopedias and wires will be obsolete by the next decade.
Article 1
I was really surprised me was that TV sets caused speech problems. I don't agree that TV sets cause speech problems by people not being able to hear their parents or older siblings because you would have to have the TV very loud. Children should be allowed to watch only a minimal amount of TV. If I had a much younger sibling, I would talk to them a lot more instead of letting them watch tv.
Article 2
Wireless internet, CD's and fax machines are still being used in my house. The article is wrong about its predictions because some of the things named have been in use for centuries. In the next decade, dial up internet will become fully obsolete and unheard of.
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I was actually most surprised by the statistics that a tenth of all one to two year olds and a third of all 5 to 7 year olds have their own television. Back when I was a child, I often had to compete with the other 3 members of my family for the use of the TV. However, I do not feel that the background noise from TV would make it difficult for children to understand the speech of other families. (It may be more likely that the child finds the TV show more interesting than what their family member is saying, but that is irrelevant to the debate at hand.) Rather, I feel that the rise in speech problems is probably due to changes in how families communicate these days. In many US homes, both parents work, and young children in more affluent homes spend more time with nannies who may not speak fluent English. Because they hear broken English (or no English) for most of their day, they may model what they hear. Basically, a decrease in communication may be cause of the increase in speech issues in young children. Honestly, I feel that children should be limited in their TV exposure to less than 2 hours a day. If I had a much younger sibling, I would speak with him/her and, especially read to them.
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In my home, we still use landline phones, CDs, wired internet, and we make actual phone calls. I honestly feel that the article is wrong about many of its predictions. For example, I do not feel that CDs are going to truly become obsolete for a while. As of right now, many people still want to physically back up their files, and CDs are the cheapest way of doing this for the time being. Additionally, I feel that wires are going nowhere for the time being. Wired internet tends to be faster and more reliable than wireless internet, and as of right now, there is no viable commercial way of sending electricity wirelessly. In the next decade, I believe that many medical technologies will become obsolete with advances in nanotechnology. Furthermore, I feel that hard drives themselves may become closer to obsolescence with the advent of cloud computing.
In the article about speech, statistic that third of five to seven years old boys have their own television. Even I don't have my own TV. Why does young children need TVs? About background noise, I don't entirely agree, even though I agree that speech should basically learned from siblings or parents. From my experience, listening to the language without paying attention helped me to learn languages. It made me to open my ear. 1~2 hours per day is enough for children. If television comes more than entertainment, children would be obsessed with the TV condition. If I had much younger sibling, of course I would set some TV for basic language, but I would also read books to them.
In my house we use encyclopedia, CDs, catalog, calling and hand written letters. I agree most of the prediction, but I don't expect all of these to be removed. For me, even though email is faster and cheaper, I still prefer writing letters to friends because it makes me feel I am writing my mind because of the texture and hand written message. And I know some people would miss some analog things. In the next decade, books will be obsolete because people began to publish e-books more because of the convienience.
Article 1:
The thing that surprised me the most is the fact that watching TV can cause speech problems. However, I do not believe the fact that you cannot hear your sibling calling your name, because that would mean that the TV is on very loudly. In my personal opinion, children should be able to watch as much TV a a day as they want, but it has to be done in the right way. That means that to sit straight, far away, and not to over do it, and let it take away from the child's learning time. I do have a younger sibling, and i always play word games with him to help tech him new words.
Article 2:
In my household we still have wireless internet, fax machines, and landlines, that we use very often. In my opinion, I think that the article is wrong about some of the things it mentioned like the fact that CD's are going to become obsolete, is very odd, and not accurate. I feel that floppy disks will become obsolete.
The thing that is weird is that TV can make speech problems i would have thought that it would have done the complete opposite of that. I think that children should be allowed to watch as much TV as they want to throughout the day, but not to take over their education as from an early age it is important.When my younger brother was a small child i helped him as much as possible with his speech. In my house i have wireless internet and wireless phones, I think that obsolete things are floppy discs and Cd's as we have the computer and i pods for music and other things now.
Article 1:
The statistics surprised me that TV can effect your speech. I don't believe that the background noise effects the peoples speech. If I had a younger sibling I would just make them watch less TV.
Article 2:
In my house we still use land line phones etc. I think that the article is wrong about the predictions. I think books will become more obsolete in the next decade.
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