This article talked about media literacy and its impact on young people’s well-being. I found the most fascinating part of this article was that while traditionally we think adolescents as a vulnerable figure that need a lot of protection, the new media era is bringing adolescents more possibilities on the internet. They might be able to pick up media literacy better than their parents and know more than parents with the help from the media. Even though their “puberty” is longer than the previous generation (due to the fact that it is harder to be financially independent than their parents), they still actually can be independent, since they have more choices on media. I am also thinking that this opportunity is turning their figure from protectees to a more mature, and independent figure. I also see a lot of young people are getting financially independent by taking advantages of the internet. That is a nice piece I realize after reading this article.

It is also very interesting to know that children do not learn more because of technologies. Probably because the nature of our brain decide that we only have a certain capacity to hold all the knowledge? I’d love to learn more about this issue in the future.

“All research does not show children learning more because of technologies.”(p.71)