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Does technology make children less creative than in the past?
Are our kids becoming lazier and less creative, less imaginable than before
as a consequence of highly advanced technology? My answer is no, and just the
opposite, technology has apparently assisted our kids to become more
creative.
First and foremost, technology has provided children with easy access to
scientific and liberal art resources which is their best source of inspiration.
For example, children could now easily gain access to academic databases through
iPad screen, read classical works on Kindle, or watch historic documents on
Internet. These great works are essentially helpful to arousing their curiosity
and prepares them with key knowledge necessary for any creation. However, these
wonderful equipments and facilities are never as handy in the past, when kids
could only reach limited resources in public libraries or schools. In this
sense, technology has provided the possibility for children to be more
creative.
Second, technology has equipped children with professional apparatus which
could finally realize their imagination. This takes form particularly as
computer softwares and applications, such as Photoshop for creative graphic
design, Overture for easily composing a piece of music, 3DMax for building up a
virtual world, etc.. All the software were never as handy as they are at
present, and this would absolutely provides our children an effective tool for
realizing their creativity.
Third, technology itself is a market place where creative ideas are
economically encouraged. Steve Jobs earned millions of dollars a year for his
unparallel creation, and Mark Zuckberg gained his reputation for the genius
social network. Therefore, technology has provided children the internal motive
to develop their creativity.
However, it is undeniable that technology might make children become lazier
and be comfortable with what is already available because everything are so
convenient nowadays and there seems to be no way to improve them. Children lost
in pc games or blindly pursuing every single piece of tech apparatus is a
relevant example. Thus, it is always necessary to keep children’s mind active in
the marvelous world of technology.
In a nutshell, I still regard children as becoming increasingly creative in
technology development, although it might bring minor side effect. As along as
we keep a balanced mood on children enjoying the fruit of technology, they are
sure to contribute more to innovation than in the past.
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:25:18