Do you think teenagers are not making the best use of their time? Give at least three reasons why you think so.
Yes, I do think that teenagers are not making the best use of their time. Even though as students we have heard teachers’ repeated emphasis on ‘time management’, many of us (myself included) still do not plan and make use of our time productively.
What are teenagers doing in their free time? Majority of us prefer to watch television programs, chat with friends (via SMS, Facebook, and MSN etc) and watch videos on YouTube.
Most of these are usually done at the same time, making teenagers multi-tasking experts. Since multi-tasking means that we juggle a few activities at once, doesn’t that mean teenagers make use of their time well?
I feel that really making the best use of time is spending most of it on productive and useful work- hence multi-tasking or not, surfing the internet aimlessly is not making the best use of our time.
We could do many other things during holidays or weekends instead. Setting aside time for exercising is something highly-beneficial yet also highly-neglected. Instead of ‘last-minute studying’, we can use our free time to read up in advance on topics to be tested. Even going out with our families for a simple dinner might be a better use of time than eating in front of the computer and taking a silly quiz on Facebook.
Perhaps spending a maximum of two hours during the weekend just playing addictive games and watching the latest music videos is good enough for de-stressing. More than that and it is not spending our time wisely.
Tuesday, February 23
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Most of these are usually done at the same time, making teenagers multi-tasking experts. Since multi-tasking means that we juggle a few activities at once, doesn’t that mean teenagers make use of their time well?
ReplyDeleteThe use of a rhetoric question is a good way to start off an opposing view.
Even going out with our families for a simple dinner might be a better use of time than eating in front of the computer and taking a silly quiz on Facebook.
Your response can be strengthened by defining the different examples of a 'good use' of time.
For example, you mention going out with your family; that could be argued as a good use of time because it encourages family bonding and interaction instead of the anti-social online activity where you connect with friends who are not physically present but ignore those around you.
Good job Kai Lin!