Comments by Kathryn Vargas Most recent public comments by Kathryn Vargas https://nowcomment.com/users/64289 if the problem is phones, banning them will not get rid of the issue, as the majority of people have accounts synced across devices like ipads and laptops, largely with the same access to social media and other apps as cellphones do. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164086?scroll_to=1632965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164086?scroll_to=1632965 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:05:01 -0400 Cell phones can definitely be a distraction as they draw attention from what happens in classroom and while it can be for seconds the frequency of this can ultimately lead to poor learning and lower test performance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/169447?scroll_to=1632963 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169447?scroll_to=1632963 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 23:12:50 -0500 While Apple is a giant in technological developments, it is not only up to this company to implement or develop new and improved parental controls. https://nowcomment.com/documents/168180?scroll_to=1632962 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168180?scroll_to=1632962 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 23:10:15 -0500 The use of cell phones can definitely be distracting for the learning environment but in secondary education its important to acknowledge that students are not needed to be babysat and that actions have consequences that may negative for students. https://nowcomment.com/documents/168156?scroll_to=1632961 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168156?scroll_to=1632961 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 22:57:33 -0500 Technology can be beneficial, like it is in this case allowing a child to have contact with a parent in a situation where this wouldn't happen if it weren't for phones. There are two sides to every story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164845?scroll_to=1632960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164845?scroll_to=1632960 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 22:52:47 -0500 Uncertainty can be scary. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164845?scroll_to=1632959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164845?scroll_to=1632959 The uncertainty that still exists with regards to long-term screen exposure on developing brains is definitely a factor that plays in to the decisions parents make for their children, perhaps explaining why some technology developers prefer to reduce their own children's exposure to screens and social media apps. Sat, 07 Mar 2020 22:50:45 -0500 The answer to this question is fairly easy; apps like these thrive off people's need for immediate gratification and validation to keep them hooked on and consuming the product. https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=1632749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=1632749 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:24:22 -0500 Social media design is meant to have people attached to it and the management of information is generally obscure and unless people throughly read the data use and privacy policies there's not much we know about how these platforms are actually run. https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=1632729 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=1632729 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:01:24 -0400 The desire for affirmation drives humans to more closely monitor results on social media apps or anything similar to them. We want to be judged to show others that we are lovable and that we matter https://nowcomment.com/documents/172189?scroll_to=1631388 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172189?scroll_to=1631388 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:44:56 -0500 Our brains react to reinforcements and dopamine, which keeps us attached to our phones and not get bored of them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/172189?scroll_to=1631379 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172189?scroll_to=1631379 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:38:38 -0500 Many students have experiences with lobbying and protests that help draw more knowledge about governmental processes more so than learning about these in a classroom. https://nowcomment.com/documents/169030?scroll_to=1598752 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169030?scroll_to=1598752 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:27:16 -0500 This article is more about activism and if climate change strikes can be considered activism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/169030?scroll_to=1598751 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169030?scroll_to=1598751 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:26:08 -0500 ideas and demands lke the ones proposed by the youth are being incorporated into the plans and promises the Democratic party candidates for presidency have proposed, as it is obvious the climate issue is of importance to the majority of young voters https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598749 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:22:19 -0500 In this paragraph the author introduces the idea that some of the most passionate and active world citizens advocating change are the youth around the globe. https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598748 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598748 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:20:25 -0500 This article is a much more personal type of writing, in which the authors describes personal experiences and observations regarding the climate change topic and the youth-led groups that are taking a stance against unresponsive legislatures. https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598746 https://nowcomment.com/documents/169029?scroll_to=1598746 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:19:28 -0500 the author uses very compelling words and confidently states the current situation as she perceives it in order to get the point across about the bigger picture and the true issues as well as making an argument about the people climate change affects https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598745 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598745 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:16:34 -0500 The author gives extensive examples of young people who have used their abilities to mobilize the climate movement and bring awareness to their communities as a means to bring about positive change for the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598743 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598743 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:14:05 -0500 The topic of widespread climate change due to human activity has been a conversational theme in the US government since the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in the mid 1960s. https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598742 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598742 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:11:57 -0500 This article talks about and gives a lot of background regarding the history of global warming and environmental damage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598741 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168352?scroll_to=1598741 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:32:54 -0500 This sentence highlights the rationale and motivation for a passionate generation that demands policy change to improve human-caused environmental damage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560208 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:07:40 -0500 This paragraph is a good example of how the author uses examples of what the current youth does in order bring attention to the hot-button topic of climate change. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560206 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560206 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:05:53 -0500 What this article addresses https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560205 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164475?scroll_to=1560205 In the article, which is very thorough in its coverage, the author explores the climate change generation and the issues that the youth faces with impending environmental threats and uncooperative policymakers and politicians. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:08:16 -0500 The document is a review of a book, and so does not go into a very deep explanation of a solution proposal for this climate change issue but nonetheless provides a good basis for understanding the problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558654 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558654 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:59:36 -0500 This sentence is important as it addresses why we should care about this now and gives explanations as to why the actions of generations now will impact the survival of future generations. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558633 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558633 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:56:58 -0500 This paragraph talks about why this climate change issue is important and states that immediate action is the solution for this problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558575 https://nowcomment.com/documents/164240?scroll_to=1558575 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:54:35 -0500 The solutions are viable; protesting peacefully and demanding that policymakers take into account the importance of taking immediate action with respect to the environment. https://nowcomment.com/documents/162109?scroll_to=1543141 https://nowcomment.com/documents/162109?scroll_to=1543141 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:46:15 -0500 In this sentence the author addresses the problem current youth will face if nothing is done about environmental warming. https://nowcomment.com/documents/162109?scroll_to=1543122 https://nowcomment.com/documents/162109?scroll_to=1543122 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:43:28 -0500