Have phones changed relationships? Definitely by a lot. Has it changed all my relationships? Definitely. It is important however to note how it changes with everyone. The differences fluctuate from good to bad bearing different levels of intensity. Between my parents and I? I guess it’s only been for the better. We communicate while on the road more efficiently and my parents don’t have to scream their lungs away when I’m chilling downstairs and they need some help on the second floor. Between friends, social media has changed everything. I unfortunately live in a generation where not liking someone’s post on instagram can be the end of a friendship. I know people who value instagram “likes” way too much and are being slaves to the opinions of others. Social media has given people a chance to be one with one another without actually being with one another. This can be good or bad depending on how conceited or modest you are. Some people like being the center of attention and use social media to do so, some like me just like texting friends when they normally can’t communicate.
I think my phone does me more good than bad in school. While I have to admit every now and then I whip out my phone to check instagram or twitter I do benefit from it greatly. From my phone I can access millions of data bases at a fraction of a second. (Or I could if it wasn’t for the snail slow tcdsb wi-fi). Regardless I digress. I appreciate the freedom our school gives us despite the abuse it regularly takes from procrastinating students. Truthfully even I don’t know how to solve that problem. One idea that could be flawed or amazing depending on execution could be a way to track how students are doing and cancelling their individual wifi based on behaviour and how they are with units. If a student has been caught multiple times not doing work and procrastinating then take away their wi-fi privileges or at least limit it. Similarly if a T.A suspects that internet may be taking a role or taking time away from work then he/she will have the capability of terminating a student's ability to connect to wi-fi.
I completely agree with you statement, Jerome. I feel like the use of communication devices, especially phones, can be either good or bad depending on how the person uses it. Students in particular, should clearly watch out about their phones because it can be a burden to their work if they end up using it to procrastinate. I also agree about how schools should limit access to their internet system if they catch students slacking-off. Since phones and other devices should only be used for educational purposes in schools, I feel like students take advantage of the freedom that the school gives to them, therefore, they either fall behind, not understand lessons, or just overall do poorly at school. Overall, students should be weary about how they use their phones as it can potentially ruin their relationships as well with their friends and family. They need to find the middle ground between the real world and the virtual world so that they can keep their relationships with people as well as their academic life intact.
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