Comments on: Technology Misuse Leads to Increased Harassment http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/technology-misuse-leads-to-increased/ How gadgets and modern life affect the human race Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Sicignano http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/technology-misuse-leads-to-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Mark Sicignano Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/06/technology-misuse-leads-to-increased/#comment-38 I agree with your point that if cell phones were available in my generation, that they'd most likely be in schools and causing problems then as they do now. I'm posing the question: "Why is it that this generation of parents seems to feel that they are a necessity for emergency purposes?" For some answers in general and specifically for talk about cell phone use by kids, have a look at this article in <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fcms.psychologytoday.com%2Farticles%2Fpto-20041112-000010.html">Psychology Today</A>. They had some interesting things to say. I agree with your point that if cell phones were available in my generation, that they’d most likely be in schools and causing problems then as they do now.

I’m posing the question: “Why is it that this generation of parents seems to feel that they are a necessity for emergency purposes?”

For some answers in general and specifically for talk about cell phone use by kids, have a look at this article in Psychology Today. They had some interesting things to say.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/technology-misuse-leads-to-increased/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Anonymous Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:08:00 +0000 http://www.softwaretime.com/wp/2005/02/06/technology-misuse-leads-to-increased/#comment-39 I think it's acceptable to ban phone use, but not carrying. We, and our parents, didn't use cell phones and got by because we didn't have them. I'm certain that if we did, we would have used them. The emergency use would be outside school, I'm guessing since the parent should be able to call the school and the student should be able to call the parent via a school phone. I think it’s acceptable to ban phone use, but not carrying. We, and our parents, didn’t use cell phones and got by because we didn’t have them. I’m certain that if we did, we would have used them.

The emergency use would be outside school, I’m guessing since the parent should be able to call the school and the student should be able to call the parent via a school phone.

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