Education and Technology

  Various factors had gradually changed a historical childhood vulnerability to a highly important aspect of society.   The first evidence was found through Industrialization .   Industrialization The skilled labor demand at adult ages for industrial work had a reverse effect on the demand for childhood labor. Thus high preferences were given to fathers and children more than 7 years old.   Moreover; the industrial sector plan to have more skilled workers in the future therefore they started Sunday Schools in which 7-year kids were admitted for skilled training & education.   Gradually the number of schooling days increased and middle childhood labor diminished.     Urbanization Another significant contribution was through Urbanization where the family’s economy shifted from commodity to cash.   Still, the poor families preferred their children as labor to get more income and due to this reason, commonly their family size was high....

  THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD Inquiring about childhood in an appropriate way to address the historical facts, the series of this article gathers brief historical facts of childhood history.   In continuation of our previously published article Childhood History (1 st Ser, February 11, 2021), this article contains the insights of Children Social Existence, The Mal-Treatment Factors, Poor Education, The Child Labor, and The Mortality Rate The Social Existence The social existence of children in the past was considered innocent and, in need of protection and training by the adults around them.   The children's daily life was not scheduled as today, they eat, play, and move around anytime.   They were generally bifurcated through their sex whereas; boys who will be really helping hand for their father in the future and would be leading the family hierarchy were given a high preference.   Girls on other hand were considered to be a very weak & dependent...

CHILDHOOD HISTORY Childhood; a name or an age span of the human race is known as the stages of innocence, infancy or adolescence, or an age group between birth and puberty.  Most countries consider 18 years span as Childhood age that includes the stages: Early Childhood - birth to 8 years, Middle Childhood - 8 to 12 years, and Adolescence - 12 to 18 years. All key Childhood Characteristics , Childhood Elements of development, or in other words totality of personality builds in these ages. What happens during these years of a child would last for a lifetime.   Society, parents, family, culture & traditions, religion, institution, atmosphere, and most importantly in recent ages, technology is the key player in the process of childhood development .   For centuries childhood was not considered a separate entity in society and children were seen as miniature versions of adults. Children were frequently socially harassed and kept uneducated. Over a period of time, the ...

Guidelines for Children Using Technology In our previous article, we have discussed the Merits & Demerits of Technology which was in the continuation of my article Technology Gap Across Generations .   This is the last article of this series in which we will be discussing the Guidelines for Using Technology . Just a short reminder! In this series of articles, I had tried to be more practical and share the personal daily life experiences rather than conventional information. You can easily find plenty of materials available on the internet and libraries but very few identify daily life routine issues & experiences.   In this article “Guideline for Using Technology”; again we would be discussing the common issues of daily life and try to find out a better solution that is easily understandable and applicable. But before getting into the details, we need to know and understand a few generic statistics related to Technology and Health. TECHNOLOGY STATISTICS HEALTH ST...

MERITS AND DEMERITS OF TECHNOLOGY Merits & Demerits of Technology My previous article Technology Gap Across Generations published on 31 st Dec 2020 was about a brief discussion of my personal experience regarding the effects of technology on different age groups in society. Indeed, the phenomenal effect is present at almost every family/home therefore it was highly appreciated and viewed by 100s of people.    Thank you!!!    This article is in the continuation of a previous article in which we will discuss the Merits & Demerits of Technology . But before getting into the topic we need to understand the main causes of resistance for any invention or technological revolution. Will be briefly discussing the factors of Skepticism & My Personal Experiences . Skepticism Skepticism About Inventions The new change always created doubts and according to the social point of view, historically four kinds of criticism were always being faced: Will benefit the...

TECHNOLOGY GAP ACROSS GENERATIONS We commonly have heard the following words or terminologies, had discussion on forums, felt it around us in the society but ignore or unable to find a solution. I having years of experience in the field of Information & Communication Technology and perhaps in the middle of two generations (having parents and children) had experienced it in a different way and striving to get the solutions for eliminating this gap.  "technology gap in the workplace" "generation gap technology essay" "generation gap research" "how has technology changed generations" "generation gap due to technology" "technology generation" "to what extent does communication technology divide one generation from another" Why There Are Huge Technological Differences In Generations? It took years for my mother to hardly understand the 3 buttons of TV remote i.e. On/Off, Volume & Channel change.  A few years ...