The article “Attached to Technology and Paying a Price” by Matt Richtel is about how technology can be distracting to daily lives; the other article titled “Is Google making us stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and Peter Norvig is about the pros and cons of using the internet. After reading both texts, the reader can conclude that schools should participate in a “Shut down your screen week.” Incipiently, how much are you on your screen daily? Are you missing important emails or having trouble focusing on your family? Well that’s what technology is doing to you It is keeping you from doing what is most important; While you are swiping on social media you are getting important emails or your kids are trying to talk to you but instead of answering emails or talking to your kids you are on social …show more content…
This is also another reason why there should be a “Shut down your screen week.” Alternatively, some say that schools should not participate in “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” According to “Attached to Technology and Paying a Price” by Matt Richtel, “Technology use can benefit the brain in some ways, researchers say. Imaging studies show the brains of Internet users are more efficient at finding information. Players of some video games develop better visual acuity.” This shows that technology can be very beneficial in many ways that you would not expect. Despite that, technology can still be very distracting and make you unable to pay attention as well as you used to; According to the text “Is Google making us stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and Peter Norvig, the text states, “That's the problem with Google—and with the Internet in general. When we use our computers and our cell phones all the time, we're always distracted.” Therefore, schools should still get involved in “Shut Down Your Screen