Comments on: Active vs Inactive Screen Time

By: Allison Hart

Allison Hart — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:56:28 +0000

Your post reminds me of an article in the onion a while back… “Report: 90% Of Waking Hours Spent Staring At Glowing Rectangles.”
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_90_of_waking_hours_spent

By: Sputnik

Sputnik — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:22:14 +0000

I know this is not strictly germane, but I have to offer my support for your clothes-changing routine. I too divest myself of my work garb when I get home. I would feel that I were somehow tainting my home life if I didn’t.

By: Anna Watkins

Anna Watkins — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:06:11 +0000

Honestly, I’d much rather see the day reversed, with much of the school day spent consuming, evaluating and creating media, and very little media consumption after school.

I also would like to see some more detailed info on how the media time is spent — how much is spent watching a soap or the news while on a treadmill, how much spent learning or creating content (writing a blog, communicating via Facebook, creating music in GarageBand), and how much is spent sitting solo in front of a screen being entertained. It’s the huge amount of time spent on entertainment media that concerns me — the one-way input flow of high stimulation with relatively little output. It’s much harder for most kids to entertain themselves without a screen, and I can’t accept that this is ok.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:32:33 +0000

You make a great argument about the validity of these statistics. I think you really hit home with the example of the Wii which is clearly a form of exercise that is utilizing a screen. We need to take advantage of the opportunity of technology as a promotion for an active, learning lifestyle. More games, programs and applications need to be focused on healthy lifestyles and, once differentiated in surveys, we’ll see a large difference in the numbers provided above.

By: コルズー・マシュー　（真秀）

コルズー・マシュー　（真秀） — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:15:08 +0000

Well, as you may know… I resisted those dang cell phones for years… (Mostly because I didn’t have anyone to call… or call me…) But now that those handy iPhones are out… I’m using it all the time (unless I’m driving of course!)

It’s just too convenient to have such a wealth of information available to you. I’m looking forward to the permanent data interface to my brain!

Unfortunately, my body tells me that whether I’m active or passive… I’m not getting any stronger or building endurance sitting at a computer!

I wonder how the constant stimulation is affecting how our brains process information over time. Am I a more efficient or less efficient thinker because of my easy access to information?

Take it easy, great post.