Identify which position you believe is most accurate/valid, and explain why.
Issue #15: Too Much Screen Time
I would agree that too much screen time is a bad thing, even if it is used for stimulation. Of course, I think it is perfectly okay to use technology for creativity and learning exercise.Still, too much of anything is never a good thing.
A valid point was made in the argument that childhood obesity is a problem. When children spend too much time online or watching TV, they go outside and get less exercise. Many children I see today often waste their days in front of the TV. Yes, learning online is a good thing, but the fact is many kids or online or watching TV that is not educational at all.
It is a good tool to have the internet and TV in the classroom, but there needs to be limits. Students should still play outside. Their eyes and their bodies will need breaks. They will also need time at home to go run around and burn energy at home. Students often come home and watch TV instead of keeping active. That is why I think that students these days have far too much screen time and it needs to be limited to keep them in a healthy and active lifestyle.
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