December 19, 2019 16 rustlernews.com
Decreased Involvement
CMR students struggle to be involved in extracurriculars by Zoey Schug; staff writer As a youth myself, I can understand why the youth in these days are not involved. There’s so many forms of entertainment accessible so quickly and easily with the technology we have now. So what changed to make children not want to be involved? I think technology gives the most reason to not get involved or make the effort to occupy youself with other activities that may not be as accessable as streaming networks or social media networks such as Instagram or Netflix. It’s not that the young generation is too busy with anything that older generation wasn’t busy with, it’s that the younger generation doesn’t have the push to do anything unessasary. I don’t think that there is nearly enough motivation around
the younger group. There needs to be an effort to direct a young adult or small child to persue a sport, instrument, club or anything similar. There are so many options to reach to every persons diverse palette of enjoyment, but there isn’t the potrayal of a need to participate in any extra curriculars. Still this isn’t the responsibility of the older generation to make the effort to get youth involved. As technology changes, society will too. This is one of the chnages society has to adapt to, because as we grow in technology the lazier we get to become.
WHY the decrease? Dawson Williams, 10 For Williams, it is beyond him for as to why his peers are not as involved. An explanation he believes in is lack of encouragement to participate. “We’re becoming lazier.”
Jonathan Neujahr, 10 Speaking from experience, Neujahr thinks technology impacts involvement. “Kids are too involved with their phones and social media.”
Holly Spragg, 12
WHY WHAT Tenaya I wear
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“I do a lot with my hair. It’s a very easy thing to change in an outfit.”
“I’m on pinterest a lot, so a lot of my inspiration comes from there, and other social media.”
“Normally I like to wear jewelry. It can always add something to an outfit. “I really like the look of piercings.”
“My feelings normally contibute to deciding what I want to wear.” “If I’m feeling cold I normally dress comfy.”
“I like round glasses frames for my face shape. They also correlate with every outfit.”
Spragg believes the advanced technology we have provides a lot to occupy ourselves with. She also believes the expectations for our generation have been set too high and are hard to meet.
Zach Marko, 10 Marko believes this generation’s parents push too much onto their children, creating the boundaries that would stop someone from participating in extra curriculars. He also thinks peer pressure can contribute.
Dalton Carter, 10 Carter thinks that kids have other priorities that come before being involved in sports or a club. Finances and paperwork also contribute.
Teri Forde, CMR teacher CMR teacherTeri Forde believes technology is the main contributor to children not being involved. “They can occupy you with games, movies, and series.” Jobs also create less time and energy for extracurriculars.
Erica Davis, CMR teacher CMR teacher Erica Davis thinks that because kids can interact with each other without leaving the house through means of technology creates that barrier of involvement.
Raef Hamlin, 10 Hamlin believes the schools don’t promote clubs, sports, and other extra curriculars as well as they could. He also thinks that if children aren’t required to do something that they are not going to do it.
