I believe that it is a very good idea for kids to multitask. I do it all the time and it gets frustrating sometimes but in the end i believe it will help us in life and in college. When i multitask, I tend to do my homework in sections. I will do like the first couple questions and then go and do something else. Multitasking for me is a necessary part of my life because I get things done faster and more efficiently.
As a seasoned multitasker, I actually agree with the article. My reasons for multitasking are usually for the purpose of putting off unpleasant tasks that I have no interest in completing, including some school assignments. For years, in middle school and part of high school, I tried to convince myself and my family that multitasking made me more efficient, but I realized after my sophomore year how wrong I was. Multitasking, especially with electronics, is actually just distracting, and I've tried to cut it out of my school work as much as possible (though I openly admit that it doesn't always work out, especially if the due date seems far away). Though phones and computers certainly CAN be incredibly helpful in understanding assignments, I fully realize how hindering they can be to my school work, and I have been trying my hardest to keep electronics from distracting me from my work.
I mostly agree with this article. When it comes to facebook and texting, I become less productive. Mainly because I am a visual learner, looking at non-homework media distracts me from learning. On the other hand, listening to music helps me concentrate (especially while writing essays). Although there are many cons, I still multitask. I never thought that it might have a effect on my brain development. I do agree that if I and almost everyone else was not on facebook or twitter while doing homework, we would be more focused and have better grades in school!
I think this article has a good question but needs to be followed up with in depths studies otherwise it's pointless. Almost all teenagers multitaksk so if the effects of such skills want to be discovered then money needs to be put into research. I do multitasking and depending on the assignment depends on whether I can do a lot of other tasks or only some. I don't do other things if I'm reading but for math or science problems it's different.
I think that multitasking is a good thing (like foreign languages) for children to learn at a young age. It is also important for teens to continue to multitask because their brains are still evolving and shutting out unused pathways. Also, I recall that when I was younger, I could do a worksheet, listen to a lecture, and read a book, and execute all flawlessly. Thus, unless I am an exception, rather than the rule, my points above remain. To respond to some of the earlier posts, I think that what Michaela is talking about is not actually multi-tasking it is instead merely procrastination.
I agree with Hannah regarding when it is best to multitask. I am definitely a visual learner, so watching TV while doing homework does not work out well for me. I also find that listening to music actually helps me "block out" distractions as I do my homework. Like Blake student Priscilla Tiglao from the article, I usually try to avoid any distractions at all when doing math homework.
I think that multitasking can prove to be a good skill for us in the future, for jobs that are more demanding. But I also think it could stop us from learning things in more depth, like the article said. I'm not very going at multitasking because it makes it a lot harder for me to focus. So I only multitask when I'm doing easy or tedious homework. And avoid it when I'm doing things like studying for tests or quizzes.
I completely agree that more and more teenagers are multitasking in today's world and I feel like it has just been incorporated into life. It is hard to imagine a time when multitasking was not directly in front of me. I would be very interested to see if multitasking does have any long term affect on teenagers but I feel as though when this is actually discovered, it will be too late for me. I don't think that in today's world that we will move away from multitasking but instead is something that everyone will have to adapt to. I can honestly say that I multitask to a point. I do not feel like I accomplish more when I multitask but instead I like to finish a given task before moving on to another. When doing my homework, I will do a few questions and then reply to a text message and then do two or three more questions and then look back to my phone. I do not tend to watch tv or put on music while I am doing homework as I find it distracting.
I think multitasking is distracting but doesn't necessarily affect your ability to retain knowledge. I myself multitask, especially when I have no desire to complete an assignment. When I don't want to do a certain assignment, I tend to procrastinate until the point where I absolutely have to complete the assignment; in other words, I save the work until it is due. At BHS, since everybody has laptops now, its easier than ever to multitask. Students can have facebook/twitter/etc. tabs open while they are "working/studying". In this situation, the laptops present a great temptation to multitask with many fun games/websites. I agree that multitasking can be distracting, but until it is proven that multitasking is detrimental to your intellectual health, all the theories about the harm of multitasking are pointless.
I agree that multitasking is a big part of teenagers lives. With all the new technology coming out, it is hard for teenagers to focus on one thing before moving on to another. Texting, twitter, music, television and facebook will always be involved during school work at school, but especially at home. Television and computers are big, but cell phones have gotten even popular and more of a necessity over the years. Teens are ALWAYS using their cell phones and find it hard to put it away while doing school work. I feel like I'm obtaining the same amount of knowledge, so I am curious to find out if multitasking truly does affect your ability to learn. I always multitask and i tend to still get things done efficiently.
Multitasking is a very big part of teenagers lives. It's hard to pick a side if i agree or disagree with the article. I agree in the terms that teenagers tend to multitask and it may effect their learning because they are purposely doing multiple things at once, like facebook or texting to put off school work. but some multitasking in a teenagers life is necessary, a more broader range of multitasking like going to school, playing sports, and having a job. As for the technology in teenagers lives, we are able to do our homework while texting or listen to music or be on facebook. sometimes it takes us an hour for something that should only take 20 minutes, but i wouldnt call that multitasking... just distractions.
I agree with many of the people above when they say that multi-tasking is beneficial to teenagers but i disagree with the idea of multi-tasking with electronics. When im doing homework i try to stay away from Facebook and twitter because they are extreme distractions and side track me from my work, making it take that much longer. While i cannot put my phone down while doing homework, shutting off Facebook and turning off the t.v greatly improve my ability to do homework. I myself find it hard to do math homework such as calculus or statistics while on Facebook or while texting because while in the middle of a problem i may get sid tracked then forget where i was in the problem. Its a serious problem and multi-tasking should be
I agree with many of the points in the article and i do believe multitasking has becoming much more popular with teenagers. I believe many teenagers feel it helps them be more efficient and get more things done, but from my experience I disagree. I often multitask not because I think it is going to help me get my work done more efficiently, but i really just multitask for another way of procrastinating. Multitasking can make doing your work a little more enjoyable, so that you can have something more to focus on, besides just schoolwork. On the other hand, I don't think multitasking is completely useless because I do see multitasking becoming more important in today's world. I do multitask, and will most likely continue multitasking after reading this article because it does have its benefits, I'm just not convinced that it helps me work more efficiently.
I found myself relating directly to a lot of parts of the article, but disagreeing with the explanations of why it may be helpful to multi-task. Although I multi-task with just about everything I do, I wish I could stop. It feels almost more like an addiction to me than an aid. For example, I use multi-tasking as a form of procrastination and am usually forced to focus solely on one thing in order to get anything done. It always feels as though I'm missing something if I turn off my phone or log on to Facebook, so it is difficult to ignore these things to do work. When I have a sooner due date, I am much more likely to focus on my work. If the due date is farther away, I usually find myself procrastinating and multi-tasking throughout the entire process, and doing a worse job in the end. Overall, I don't like the fact that multi-tasking has become the norm, but I accept the reality that I am falling victim to it every day.
This article is extremely true, because as I am doing this homework I have about 8 tabs open in my web browser, as well as 3 different open notebooks circling me. The only way i get my work done is by multitasking, but as this article mentions, I am able to work on one assignment if I truly need to focus on that subject with all seriousness. In such a modern day of age, we always tend to multitask subconsciously. For example, as we walk and talk to people in the hallways, some of us are capable of sending a text to a friend or relative. As this article mentioned, multitasking is a skill that is somewhat honed by the newer generations that are embraced with newer technology. I'm sure that the person who can multitask uses all their fingers as they type compared to some people who must focus on one thing and use only their 2 index fingers to type. In all, I'm truly proud to be a "multitasker" because with out this ability I would never be able to finish anything I'm assigned!
I think the article is very interesting and insightful mainly because so many people can relate to this form of multitasking including myself. Although there does seem to be two forms of multitasking, one of which includes doing multiple homework assignments or necessary tasks at once as apposed to the negative or distracting multitasking which includes the use of socialnetwork websites and texting and maybe even surfing the web all at the same time. Regardless of the different types of multitasking it seems as though it is inevitable to do more than one thing at once mainly because in this day and age we life is so fast paced and we cant afford to waste time doing one thing for a long period of time. There just isnt enough time in the day! I definitely multitask and am even doing so right now by bouncing back and forth between the numerous tabs of homework assignments i have open!
i you think about it most of us right now are not just reading this article and commenting but also doing at least one other thing like watching tv, updating Facebook, texting maybe all at once so most of us might just be skimming the article to find facts to prove our point. one thing the article doesn't point out about multitasking with technology is how its been designed to make it easier for us to multitask with it the card thing ay have shown that we cant multitask perfectly but with how technology is designed it helps us multitask and older generations might not know how to use these technologies to multitask as well as our generation.
I agree that multitasking does definitely spread your focus to two or more things at once, and this makes it so we don't truly always engage ourselves in our work. For example if I am on facebook or watching T.V while i do my homework, it always takes me much longer than if i was to sit down at my desk, shut the door and only focus on my homework. I find myself trying to rush and get as many problems done as i can in between commercials, wall posts, tweets etc. I know that my work usually never ends up completed to my best ability. I think there is a time and a place for multi-tasking because it is a very useful skill. When learning or studying, i think it is a bad habit however. Im not sure if i believe that it can harm your minds developement. It will definitely affect how fully we engage in our learning however.
I agree with most of this article and believe that multitasking has become more popular with teenagers. Personally I do not find multitasking beneficial, but just another way to procrastinate. By multitasking you take focus off of one task and share it with another so that you do each task worse than you may if you were doing just one task.
I thought this article was very interesting, and also quite true. I myself multitask as many others do. I do believe that when I do not focus solely on one thing, for example a subject in school, I don't grasp everything that is being taught. At times multitasking can seem helpful when time is scarce but I agree that multitasking leads to work that is less than the best.
I definitely agree that multitasking is a huge part of the lives of teenagers, and also that some tasks or assignments done while multitasking may not be completed to the best of our ability. However, at this point it is a part of our everyday lives and helps to break up the tedium of hours of homework. I do not think it is too detrimental to multitask as long as the bulk of your attention is on the most important task, for example your statistics homework instead of Facebook. I am watching a baseball game as I type this, but the majority of my attention is focusing on writing on this post while only a small amount is listening to the game in the background. There are definitely certain assignments that should be completed without distractions, and some that are so boring that they are difficult to get through without putting some of your attention towards something else. I think multitasking is fine as long as teens prioritize and understand when we need to shut the computer or turn off the tv.
I thought this article was interesting and I agree with most of it because although our generation is much more accustomed to multitasking, certain tasks such as homework are not performed as well when they are not the sole subject of our focus. I know I am personally multitasking almost all the time due to my phone and the computer but for the most part, other tasks are not affected by this and I am still able to accomplish things successfully. However multitasking with school or homework definitely lengthens the time spent on the work and in some cases may produce less than average results.
While I completely agree that multitasking is a great skill to have, I do think that had I not been so ambitious in improving my own multitasking skills, I probably could have had higher grades than I do now. I think that we, as teenagers, think that we can multitask just because we have the technology available to us, but it probably isn't the best choice for everyone. I multitask myself, I use my phone and yes, I usually have a tab open for some sort of social network. However, I do always get my homework and any other task done, but I would agree that I would probably retain the information better if I had not been media multitasking. That is just me, but I think that there are definitely people who can multitask and there schoolwork will remain the same when it comes to quality.
I agree that multitasking is a major part of teenagers lives. I am constantly trying to do more than one thing at a time, sometimes it doesn't work though. I know that the quality of my work is probably suffering this way, but i couldn't imagine doing it any other way.
I think the article is right on target in how it explains the way teenagers multitask. I think that sometimes, multitasking can definitely be the quicker way to do things, depending on the types of tasks you're doing at once. If you're doing 3 different productive tasks at once I think multitasking can be beneficial in getting all 3 done, but if you're doing only 1 task that actually matters and also using facebook or talking on the phone at the same time, it can slow you down in getting the important task done. I myself multitask all the time. I get bored focusing on one thing at a time and I think time passes easier when I have more than one thing to do at a time.
I believe that multitasking is becoming the norm in today's generation of teenagers. Evolving technology allows us to be immersed in a digital world at almost all times. This in turn allows us to become distracted while working much easier then any previous generations. I tend to multitask when doing schoolwork and find that it helps me to work better. When devoting all of my attention to homework I find that there are periods of time when i just stare at it anyway. So why not utilize this time by multitasking. My life would be much more boring if it were not for multitasking.
I also agree that multitasking is a major part of teenager's lives. I definitely support both sides of the argument. Sometimes when I multitask I am actually being productive and getting multiple things done in a shorter amount of time. Lack of concentration can also result from multitasking. Because I am so distracted with all the different things that I am doing, sometimes it will take me double the amount of time to complete just one task. Most of the time I lose focus and need to reread or review what I had already done. Although multitasking may have a more negative outcome, I constantly am doing it. With all this technology I find it difficult to focus at one task at a time. I also get bored if something is taking a while and want to go back and forth between two assignments.
I too agree that multitasking has become more popular with teenagers since here is so much new technology available to be distracted by. Personally, I find that when I multitask it is not because I'm working on several homework assignments but because I am procrastinating by using Facebook, twitter or texting. While of course there are some nights that I have to multitask in order to complete my homework on time, most of the time that is not the case. It seems to me that when I am working on a subject that I find interesting I tend to work in a timely manner. However, when I am working on a subject that I find dull I spend quite a lot of time multitasking or procrastinating on other things. In the end, I feel like I have become someone who multitasks and can't even help it. I wish that I couldn't but theres just too much out there to get distracted by for me to focus 100% on homework all night.
I think multitasking is an unfortunate but important part of high school. I do it but I dont multitask with electronics I do different subjects of homework and college work and and other important things at the same time. I often get distracted because I get bored and overwhelmed.
I agree with this article that multitasking is becoming inextricable to teenage life. While I easily become distracted by social networking sites and texting, many of my peers have mastered the art of multitasking. I agree with Ben that, if taught at an early age, people would more easily cope and succeed in multitasking situations later in their lives. Multitasking is helpful in time sensitive matters, as so many are, but I still believe that when tasks have one's singular and undivided attention, they are completed more successfully.
I agree that multitasking is a skill that can be beneficial later in life, but I don't think it is necessarily a good skill for teenagers to acquire while doing homework. For example mid way through reading the article I checked Twitter, I am not sure why but I did. No matter how you spin it when someone really buckles down and concentrates the quality of there work increases significantly. I
I believe that it is a very good idea for kids to multitask. I do it all the time and it gets frustrating sometimes but in the end i believe it will help us in life and in college. When i multitask, I tend to do my homework in sections. I will do like the first couple questions and then go and do something else. Multitasking for me is a necessary part of my life because I get things done faster and more efficiently.
ReplyDeleteAs a seasoned multitasker, I actually agree with the article. My reasons for multitasking are usually for the purpose of putting off unpleasant tasks that I have no interest in completing, including some school assignments.
ReplyDeleteFor years, in middle school and part of high school, I tried to convince myself and my family that multitasking made me more efficient, but I realized after my sophomore year how wrong I was. Multitasking, especially with electronics, is actually just distracting, and I've tried to cut it out of my school work as much as possible (though I openly admit that it doesn't always work out, especially if the due date seems far away).
Though phones and computers certainly CAN be incredibly helpful in understanding assignments, I fully realize how hindering they can be to my school work, and I have been trying my hardest to keep electronics from distracting me from my work.
I mostly agree with this article. When it comes to facebook and texting, I become less productive. Mainly because I am a visual learner, looking at non-homework media distracts me from learning. On the other hand, listening to music helps me concentrate (especially while writing essays). Although there are many cons, I still multitask. I never thought that it might have a effect on my brain development. I do agree that if I and almost everyone else was not on facebook or twitter while doing homework, we would be more focused and have better grades in school!
ReplyDeleteI think this article has a good question but needs to be followed up with in depths studies otherwise it's pointless. Almost all teenagers multitaksk so if the effects of such skills want to be discovered then money needs to be put into research. I do multitasking and depending on the assignment depends on whether I can do a lot of other tasks or only some. I don't do other things if I'm reading but for math or science problems it's different.
ReplyDeleteI think that multitasking is a good thing (like foreign languages) for children to learn at a young age. It is also important for teens to continue to multitask because their brains are still evolving and shutting out unused pathways. Also, I recall that when I was younger, I could do a worksheet, listen to a lecture, and read a book, and execute all flawlessly. Thus, unless I am an exception, rather than the rule, my points above remain. To respond to some of the earlier posts, I think that what Michaela is talking about is not actually multi-tasking it is instead merely procrastination.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hannah regarding when it is best to multitask. I am definitely a visual learner, so watching TV while doing homework does not work out well for me. I also find that listening to music actually helps me "block out" distractions as I do my homework. Like Blake student Priscilla Tiglao from the article, I usually try to avoid any distractions at all when doing math homework.
ReplyDeleteI think that multitasking can prove to be a good skill for us in the future, for jobs that are more demanding. But I also think it could stop us from learning things in more depth, like the article said. I'm not very going at multitasking because it makes it a lot harder for me to focus. So I only multitask when I'm doing easy or tedious homework. And avoid it when I'm doing things like studying for tests or quizzes.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that more and more teenagers are multitasking in today's world and I feel like it has just been incorporated into life. It is hard to imagine a time when multitasking was not directly in front of me. I would be very interested to see if multitasking does have any long term affect on teenagers but I feel as though when this is actually discovered, it will be too late for me. I don't think that in today's world that we will move away from multitasking but instead is something that everyone will have to adapt to. I can honestly say that I multitask to a point. I do not feel like I accomplish more when I multitask but instead I like to finish a given task before moving on to another. When doing my homework, I will do a few questions and then reply to a text message and then do two or three more questions and then look back to my phone. I do not tend to watch tv or put on music while I am doing homework as I find it distracting.
ReplyDeleteI think multitasking is distracting but doesn't necessarily affect your ability to retain knowledge. I myself multitask, especially when I have no desire to complete an assignment. When I don't want to do a certain assignment, I tend to procrastinate until the point where I absolutely have to complete the assignment; in other words, I save the work until it is due. At BHS, since everybody has laptops now, its easier than ever to multitask. Students can have facebook/twitter/etc. tabs open while they are "working/studying". In this situation, the laptops present a great temptation to multitask with many fun games/websites. I agree that multitasking can be distracting, but until it is proven that multitasking is detrimental to your intellectual health, all the theories about the harm of multitasking are pointless.
ReplyDeleteI agree that multitasking is a big part of teenagers lives. With all the new technology coming out, it is hard for teenagers to focus on one thing before moving on to another. Texting, twitter, music, television and facebook will always be involved during school work at school, but especially at home. Television and computers are big, but cell phones have gotten even popular and more of a necessity over the years. Teens are ALWAYS using their cell phones and find it hard to put it away while doing school work. I feel like I'm obtaining the same amount of knowledge, so I am curious to find out if multitasking truly does affect your ability to learn. I always multitask and i tend to still get things done efficiently.
ReplyDeleteMultitasking is a very big part of teenagers lives. It's hard to pick a side if i agree or disagree with the article. I agree in the terms that teenagers tend to multitask and it may effect their learning because they are purposely doing multiple things at once, like facebook or texting to put off school work. but some multitasking in a teenagers life is necessary, a more broader range of multitasking like going to school, playing sports, and having a job. As for the technology in teenagers lives, we are able to do our homework while texting or listen to music or be on facebook. sometimes it takes us an hour for something that should only take 20 minutes, but i wouldnt call that multitasking... just distractions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with many of the people above when they say that multi-tasking is beneficial to teenagers but i disagree with the idea of multi-tasking with electronics. When im doing homework i try to stay away from Facebook and twitter because they are extreme distractions and side track me from my work, making it take that much longer. While i cannot put my phone down while doing homework, shutting off Facebook and turning off the t.v greatly improve my ability to do homework. I myself find it hard to do math homework such as calculus or statistics while on Facebook or while texting because while in the middle of a problem i may get sid tracked then forget where i was in the problem. Its a serious problem and multi-tasking should be
ReplyDeleteI agree with many of the points in the article and i do believe multitasking has becoming much more popular with teenagers. I believe many teenagers feel it helps them be more efficient and get more things done, but from my experience I disagree. I often multitask not because I think it is going to help me get my work done more efficiently, but i really just multitask for another way of procrastinating. Multitasking can make doing your work a little more enjoyable, so that you can have something more to focus on, besides just schoolwork. On the other hand, I don't think multitasking is completely useless because I do see multitasking becoming more important in today's world. I do multitask, and will most likely continue multitasking after reading this article because it does have its benefits, I'm just not convinced that it helps me work more efficiently.
ReplyDeleteI found myself relating directly to a lot of parts of the article, but disagreeing with the explanations of why it may be helpful to multi-task. Although I multi-task with just about everything I do, I wish I could stop. It feels almost more like an addiction to me than an aid. For example, I use multi-tasking as a form of procrastination and am usually forced to focus solely on one thing in order to get anything done. It always feels as though I'm missing something if I turn off my phone or log on to Facebook, so it is difficult to ignore these things to do work. When I have a sooner due date, I am much more likely to focus on my work. If the due date is farther away, I usually find myself procrastinating and multi-tasking throughout the entire process, and doing a worse job in the end. Overall, I don't like the fact that multi-tasking has become the norm, but I accept the reality that I am falling victim to it every day.
ReplyDeleteThis article is extremely true, because as I am doing this homework I have about 8 tabs open in my web browser, as well as 3 different open notebooks circling me. The only way i get my work done is by multitasking, but as this article mentions, I am able to work on one assignment if I truly need to focus on that subject with all seriousness. In such a modern day of age, we always tend to multitask subconsciously. For example, as we walk and talk to people in the hallways, some of us are capable of sending a text to a friend or relative. As this article mentioned, multitasking is a skill that is somewhat honed by the newer generations that are embraced with newer technology. I'm sure that the person who can multitask uses all their fingers as they type compared to some people who must focus on one thing and use only their 2 index fingers to type. In all, I'm truly proud to be a "multitasker" because with out this ability I would never be able to finish anything I'm assigned!
ReplyDeleteI think the article is very interesting and insightful mainly because so many people can relate to this form of multitasking including myself. Although there does seem to be two forms of multitasking, one of which includes doing multiple homework assignments or necessary tasks at once as apposed to the negative or distracting multitasking which includes the use of socialnetwork websites and texting and maybe even surfing the web all at the same time. Regardless of the different types of multitasking it seems as though it is inevitable to do more than one thing at once mainly because in this day and age we life is so fast paced and we cant afford to waste time doing one thing for a long period of time. There just isnt enough time in the day! I definitely multitask and am even doing so right now by bouncing back and forth between the numerous tabs of homework assignments i have open!
ReplyDeletei you think about it most of us right now are not just reading this article and commenting but also doing at least one other thing like watching tv, updating Facebook, texting maybe all at once so most of us might just be skimming the article to find facts to prove our point. one thing the article doesn't point out about multitasking with technology is how its been designed to make it easier for us to multitask with it the card thing ay have shown that we cant multitask perfectly but with how technology is designed it helps us multitask and older generations might not know how to use these technologies to multitask as well as our generation.
ReplyDeleteI agree that multitasking does definitely spread your focus to two or more things at once, and this makes it so we don't truly always engage ourselves in our work. For example if I am on facebook or watching T.V while i do my homework, it always takes me much longer than if i was to sit down at my desk, shut the door and only focus on my homework. I find myself trying to rush and get as many problems done as i can in between commercials, wall posts, tweets etc. I know that my work usually never ends up completed to my best ability. I think there is a time and a place for multi-tasking because it is a very useful skill. When learning or studying, i think it is a bad habit however. Im not sure if i believe that it can harm your minds developement. It will definitely affect how fully we engage in our learning however.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of this article and believe that multitasking has become more popular with teenagers. Personally I do not find multitasking beneficial, but just another way to procrastinate. By multitasking you take focus off of one task and share it with another so that you do each task worse than you may if you were doing just one task.
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was very interesting, and also quite true. I myself multitask as many others do. I do believe that when I do not focus solely on one thing, for example a subject in school, I don't grasp everything that is being taught. At times multitasking can seem helpful when time is scarce but I agree that multitasking leads to work that is less than the best.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that multitasking is a huge part of the lives of teenagers, and also that some tasks or assignments done while multitasking may not be completed to the best of our ability. However, at this point it is a part of our everyday lives and helps to break up the tedium of hours of homework. I do not think it is too detrimental to multitask as long as the bulk of your attention is on the most important task, for example your statistics homework instead of Facebook. I am watching a baseball game as I type this, but the majority of my attention is focusing on writing on this post while only a small amount is listening to the game in the background. There are definitely certain assignments that should be completed without distractions, and some that are so boring that they are difficult to get through without putting some of your attention towards something else. I think multitasking is fine as long as teens prioritize and understand when we need to shut the computer or turn off the tv.
ReplyDeleteI thought this article was interesting and I agree with most of it because although our generation is much more accustomed to multitasking, certain tasks such as homework are not performed as well when they are not the sole subject of our focus. I know I am personally multitasking almost all the time due to my phone and the computer but for the most part, other tasks are not affected by this and I am still able to accomplish things successfully. However multitasking with school or homework definitely lengthens the time spent on the work and in some cases may produce less than average results.
ReplyDeleteWhile I completely agree that multitasking is a great skill to have, I do think that had I not been so ambitious in improving my own multitasking skills, I probably could have had higher grades than I do now. I think that we, as teenagers, think that we can multitask just because we have the technology available to us, but it probably isn't the best choice for everyone. I multitask myself, I use my phone and yes, I usually have a tab open for some sort of social network. However, I do always get my homework and any other task done, but I would agree that I would probably retain the information better if I had not been media multitasking. That is just me, but I think that there are definitely people who can multitask and there schoolwork will remain the same when it comes to quality.
ReplyDeleteI agree that multitasking is a major part of teenagers lives. I am constantly trying to do more than one thing at a time, sometimes it doesn't work though. I know that the quality of my work is probably suffering this way, but i couldn't imagine doing it any other way.
ReplyDeleteI think the article is right on target in how it explains the way teenagers multitask. I think that sometimes, multitasking can definitely be the quicker way to do things, depending on the types of tasks you're doing at once. If you're doing 3 different productive tasks at once I think multitasking can be beneficial in getting all 3 done, but if you're doing only 1 task that actually matters and also using facebook or talking on the phone at the same time, it can slow you down in getting the important task done. I myself multitask all the time. I get bored focusing on one thing at a time and I think time passes easier when I have more than one thing to do at a time.
ReplyDeleteI believe that multitasking is becoming the norm in today's generation of teenagers. Evolving technology allows us to be immersed in a digital world at almost all times. This in turn allows us to become distracted while working much easier then any previous generations. I tend to multitask when doing schoolwork and find that it helps me to work better. When devoting all of my attention to homework I find that there are periods of time when i just stare at it anyway. So why not utilize this time by multitasking. My life would be much more boring if it were not for multitasking.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that multitasking is a major part of teenager's lives. I definitely support both sides of the argument. Sometimes when I multitask I am actually being productive and getting multiple things done in a shorter amount of time. Lack of concentration can also result from multitasking. Because I am so distracted with all the different things that I am doing, sometimes it will take me double the amount of time to complete just one task. Most of the time I lose focus and need to reread or review what I had already done. Although multitasking may have a more negative outcome, I constantly am doing it. With all this technology I find it difficult to focus at one task at a time. I also get bored if something is taking a while and want to go back and forth between two assignments.
ReplyDeleteI too agree that multitasking has become more popular with teenagers since here is so much new technology available to be distracted by. Personally, I find that when I multitask it is not because I'm working on several homework assignments but because I am procrastinating by using Facebook, twitter or texting. While of course there are some nights that I have to multitask in order to complete my homework on time, most of the time that is not the case. It seems to me that when I am working on a subject that I find interesting I tend to work in a timely manner. However, when I am working on a subject that I find dull I spend quite a lot of time multitasking or procrastinating on other things. In the end, I feel like I have become someone who multitasks and can't even help it. I wish that I couldn't but theres just too much out there to get distracted by for me to focus 100% on homework all night.
ReplyDeleteI think multitasking is an unfortunate but important part of high school. I do it but I dont multitask with electronics I do different subjects of homework and college work and and other important things at the same time. I often get distracted because I get bored and overwhelmed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this article that multitasking is becoming inextricable to teenage life. While I easily become distracted by social networking sites and texting, many of my peers have mastered the art of multitasking. I agree with Ben that, if taught at an early age, people would more easily cope and succeed in multitasking situations later in their lives. Multitasking is helpful in time sensitive matters, as so many are, but I still believe that when tasks have one's singular and undivided attention, they are completed more successfully.
ReplyDeleteI agree that multitasking is a skill that can be beneficial later in life, but I don't think it is necessarily a good skill for teenagers to acquire while doing homework. For example mid way through reading the article I checked Twitter, I am not sure why but I did. No matter how you spin it when someone really buckles down and concentrates the quality of there work increases significantly. I
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