Technology hasn't made children less creative than they were in the past
The criticisms of technology, coupled with the increasing popularity of social media and growing fear of artificial intelligence, have been spreading in every aspect of our daily life. People are bracing the technology skeptically, worrying about themselves or even their kids become the slaves of robots. The fear in their minds is the developed digital devices assisting children in doing daily works like studying may ruin their creativity. In my point of view, the outcomes brought by technology are more favorable than people think.
Children nowadays are smarter and more creative than their counterparts in the past thanks to the great convenience brought by technology. Highly developed technology will only be served as a tool for convenience. Back to the last century, people even don't have proper materials to study, not to say for their creativity to work out something. The advancement in technology enables children to a world full of imaginations where they can explore only with a few taps on the screen. The technology equips them with the capability to make good use of their creativity to build something different; something hasn’t appeared before.
Besides, with appropriate control by parents, it will not be easy for children to have access to the technology that might do harm. They will be perfectly protected under the surveillance of their parents or even their teachers. Though it takes time to regulate all devices to have a mode for parenting control, it can be solved in a certain way.
To sum up, it is not to say that technology has no negative impact on children's creativity, but its downsides can be utterly undermined by appropriate control. While other options are still available, it's not fair to blame the technology for the loss of creativity in children.
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