Image by learnbonds.com By Alison Hoevet
Staff Writer You are at the dinner table with your family. Your phone rings in the kitchen, but your mom says you can wait until after dinner to receive it. “What if it’s Mackenzie!!” you think in your head. Or it could be that...SOMEONE LIKED MY PHOTO!! As society may or may not know, phones have been slowly killing our friendships and relationships with others. Companies have progressed in making new and improved products that say they are helping the community, but are they really? Mackenzie Nelson, a former student at Lakeridge Junior High, comments “I think apps like snapchat bring my friends and I farther apart.” Not only is it the phones, it also is the apps that are contained on them. 8% of K-5 students own a smartphone, 28% of 6-8 students own a smartphone, and 51% of 9-12 students own a smartphone according to cellphonelearning.com. “Lower relationship quality and less closeness," are the result of cell phone use, claims an anonymous student. Many parents want their child to use technology in school for their education. In fact, 74% of parents want their child to try technology in their school district. So could it be true that phones are becoming our best friend? Are we becoming non social? Do we really lose track of time? Do we talk in our talking in our texting voice (lol,jk,sor,ily)? Is texting while driving getting worse? These are all questions we ask ourselves.. So are they true? Comments are closed.
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