Bauerlen Argument

Screen Time for the young adults/teenagers in our country is growing out of control. While I might not agree with this statement 100% I see where Bauerlen is getting his ideas. He first explains how teens and young adults are adapting to the screen and creating their own preferences. He states, "We might assume that with children at such tender ages the screen activities follow a parent's directive... In truth, however, most of the children have acquired enough knowledge of the screen to form preferences of their own" (75-76). If you looked at my life this would be true. I watch CSI and 24 while my parents watch Ugly Betty and the News. Bauerlen doesn't stop there, however, but explains through statistics how much time and energy is spent looking at a screen. He then compares these statistics with time spent in books/studying, vastly different. Again I can look to my own life and see this occurring. Over break I was glued to my computer watching movies and talking to friends. However, I was also learning when I was on my computer, something I believe Bauerlen does not allow for in his argument. 

The real question comes down to what you think is to much screen time?