Today, the contrast between the modern generation and people of the last century is more and more visible. The most important reason is the emergence of electronic gadgets along with Internet access, which essentially opens the door to the world of omniscience. Undoubtedly, this entails both advantages and disadvantages. Our task is to find out whether it is so bad that phones and laptops have replaced the good old printed books and whether it is so difficult to encourage modern children to read books.
Most psychologists say that now it is truly difficult to accustom children to reading books since their hands are already busy with a phone or tablet. Modern technologies and the Internet can not be shut down, moreover, absolutely everyone today uses the services of the World Wide Web. It is only important to understand that most users of modern technologies utilize them not at all for good, but rather as a method to pass the time. It is easy to see that thirty years ago, young people were more diligent, studious, and responsible than they are now. As a rule, people of that time used to rely on themselves without relying on a lifesaver where at any time you can find out the answer to your question. Harsh times forced constant trips to the library to study the desired issue or better understand a certain topic. In addition to this book, you also needed to be able to understand and it’s good when one of the parents can help and explain the contents.
Now there are many applications and explaining websites, videos, online tutors, and forums with the help of which a person can easily clarify any question and get a very detailed answer. From here we smoothly move on to the positive aspects of electronic media. Since any owner of a smartphone with mobile Internet can find out any information in the blink of an eye, this undoubtedly has a positive effect on his erudition and intelligence in general.
Today we can easily access the library of the US Congress, to digitized materials from international patents to “The Anarchist Cookbook” by William Powell. Thirty years ago, everything was limited to back-library loans or microfilm in the patent department of libraries, to which not everyone had access. Having such a huge advantage, people got the opportunity to improve their knowledge of a foreign language right on the phone or check the spelling of words. Then people could not even dream of such a thing, because the French dictionary did not solve even half of the problems with the language, and for clarification, they had to attend additional classes. All this also led to the depreciation of information, because after watching a training video specially structured for beginners, it is easier to understand than to leaf through books. Many secrets and life hacks passed down from generation to generation have become available to everyone as well. Despite this, many teenagers and students continue to use the Internet as entertainment only occasionally finding something useful in it. The comfort zone plays the role of a serious distraction factor, since everything you need is at hand, which means there is no point in straining and making contact with real people to ask something about them. Because of this, modern society has become much more tongue-tied and more noticeable by communicating with symbols and emoji. The lack of gadgets motivated people to constant communication with smart, intelligent people to learn something from them.
Books, like other printed media, develop perseverance and attentiveness, which is lacking in modern teenagers. In addition, they lack any political literacy and the ability to solve problems one on one. Because of the foregoing, it would be reasonable to combine the reading of printed sources of information and electronic ones. The modern world should not underestimate the benefits of books as a simulator for mindfulness and independence of communication, which is why it is so desirable to visit libraries or read cognitive magazines.
Alan York