Proven by Science: Surfing the Internet is Good for Teens

1. Ali S.
   November 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm

   So, in other words those parents are just jealous of our profound knowledge and ability to work within the massive structure that is the Internet. Mwahahaha!

2. Paul in Boca
   November 23rd, 2008 at 3:27 pm

   Nothing better to prepare teenagers for interaction with adults in the adult world than having them spend countless hours all alone staring at a monitor!

3. rageagainsttherobots
   November 23rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm

   What’s the interweb?

4. Comic Book Scientist
   November 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm

   I’m please to hear confirmation of what I already thought was true! In fact, as a scientist and rabid comic book fan, I’ve been toying with the idea of using a comic book science blog to draw kids’ attention to the latest scientific developments.

   I’d love to hear feedback on this idea from any teachers out there. You can check out some samples at comicbookscience.com.

   Thanks for your input!

5. Jenny
   November 23rd, 2008 at 5:15 pm

   i definitely learn a hell of alot more information on the internet than anywhere else
   not all the information is useful, but a hell of a lot of it deinitely is

6. logan
   November 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm

   While the benefit of learning the technical skills and such is by default a given, spending hours and hours on a computer isn’t good.

   “They are learning how to communicate online, craft a public identity, create a home page, post links.”

   Crafting a public identity? I think it’s hard to say this is “good”, seeing as it’s never been possible to do before now. Also, spending hours and hours on myspace, I would argue, is actually more detrimental to a child’s social skills and real life skills than not.

7. raina_c
   November 24th, 2008 at 12:29 am

   Whatever!!! There is no way that being on myspace, facebook, twitter, for hours can be good for a teenager…I bet there is “study” that contradicts these findings.

   Oh wait I just finished a study that being on Second Life, WOW etc…for hours and hour makes you a great, well rounded human being.

8. Evilbeagle
   November 24th, 2008 at 4:32 am

   I have to agree with some of the others here that while there is certainly some benefit to knowing one’s way around the internet, that the idea of sites like myspace and facebook somehow help to develop social skills is laughable.

9. Scooter
   November 24th, 2008 at 11:54 am

   Spending hours on the internet is still better than spending hours watching TV, which is what a lot of kids used to do.

   Guilty.

10. liphttam1
    November 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    “Hey mom! Can I stay on just one more hour. But it’s good for me!”

    Thanks I am going to use that one alot!

11. demar
    November 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    I am guessing that either a teen wrote this and it was copy and pasted here, or some teenager whined and complained until their parent wrote the article for them. I will agree that kids need to have some techie skills, but being able to comment on youtube videos and knowing how to read 1337 sp34k is hardly what I would call a skill. If anything, it is creating a world where kids and teens spend more time with a machine then they do real people, including their family. Being able to interact online and being able to interact in person are two totally different things.

    And why (unless you are going to be a writer, singer or other public figure) would you need to establish an online identity? Besides, when your 30, that teenage identity will probably come back to haunt you.

    This article = FAIL!

12. Rocky Rook
    November 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    No way.

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