Most recent public comments by Hope Cameron https://nowcomment.com/users/44439 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117208?scroll_to=1143970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117208?scroll_to=1143970 This seems so bizzare to me- that students and historians could not identify a clearly biased writing that holds a firm belief against a particular group. Are schools lacking in their teaching of context clues? I would assume that a blog post from a group as prejudiced as this one would have very evident vocabulary and underlying implied meaning that decently educated people like college students and historians should be able to recognize. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:42:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117208?scroll_to=1143867 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117208?scroll_to=1143867 I really do not think this is accurate of the majority of youth that have every used a search engine before. Often, the first result or first 5 results that come up on a search clearly state that they are an ad, and we know this. Today's youth are not illiterate, and definitely not digitally illiterate- especially growing up in the age of the digital world when technology is thriving. In my opinion, her summary of youth's framework for going about internet searches was not accurate in this instance. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:31:20 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094221 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094221 From my perspective, these are all positive uses of media that can be very productive and/or helpful in a teen's life (other than the "I love you" part).So why does this sentence seem to have a negative connotation, sandwiched between a sentence about growing up alongside two popular social media platforms and one about concerns over negative consequences of social media? There is both good and bad in everything, but it seems as though most adults simply associate social media with negative effects. However, social media can serve as a catalyst for multitudes of positive effects and change, as is with the few examples listed here. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 10:10:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094207 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094207 I have heard similar data before, holding that social media has a positive impact on teens' self esteem, improves feelings of loneliness, and improves depression tendencies. However, I do not think that social media is a healthy "treatment" (which is ultimately what they are referring to it as, by saying it makes them feel better) of these potentially serious mental health issues. It is likely that these at-risk teens are looking for validation in the wrong places (e.g. by how many likes/comments they receive on a selfie) that provide only temporary relief. These teens may need actual help, and all of the highs and lows that come along with social media could actually be doing them more harm than good. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:09:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094168 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1094168 How are they classifying this survey data as "all teens"? Surely they did not survey all teens in the country. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:36:06 -0500