A new report was released today from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that suggests teenagers today use and value technologies online that adults don’t always value or understand.
I would suggest that this report describes a predictable generation gap that occurs with …
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My solution related to operant conditioning: Because operant conditioning has proven to be useful in explaining why people do what they do, it can be extremely helpful in solving the issue of media’s negative impact on children. Operant conditioning is heavily influenced by reinforcement. Therefore, to solve our problem we can reinforce children’s good behavior by giving words of encouragement when a good behavior is learned through media. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we can be sure to eliminate bad behavior caused by the media by encouraging children to watch uplifting television in replacement for negative media.
My solution related to social learning: Because the social learning theory heavily correlates to how people learn from each other, using imitation and modeling, the way that one could solve the issue of the negative media would be to simply guard what your children are watching. Of course it is not feasible to always be on the lookout for negative role models, but I do believe that a lot of the media issues can be solved by examining the media that children are taking part of. If a child is watching violence on television, it is likely that they will portray that violence to some degree in their life. By limiting the role models in our children’s life, we can limit the issues of the media’s negative impact on children.
Well, having taken a jaunt up to the local store tonight to get the dinner and passed by a couple of backlot alleys full of 14 year olds (where you know the teens are getting up to no good – and you feel threatened!)
I was just glad my kids were safely home where I knew where they were (albeit online!). I don’t like the idea of keeping them in but the fear of the unknown out in reality seems lees than the fear of the unknown on the internet these days.
Of course we go out as a family anyway – its not like I keep them locked up. Just my take.
Catxx