We must Ensure the Limited Use of Technology

Prof. Dr. Md. Kaykobad

Educationalist and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Department, BUET

When a mobile phone operates advertises ‘The more you talk, the more you save’, we never think save what? Since it’s cheaper to talk at night, people are staying up late to talk at  night. This is our social picture!

We used to use telephones as well, but that was a necessity. And now, millions of amounts of money are being drained for useless unnecessary talking. Whereas people in many advanced countries don’t use mobile phones like this.

Mobile phone is very dangerous. Children cross roads with phones and headphones in their ears, without even realizing what’s happening around them. The drivers are driving while talking over the phone. These things overall is increasing the number of accidents, as well.
I feel like, the children are unable to focus on any subject due to the overuse of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets. These devices like smartphones are reducing our creativity, our thinking capacity.

About 20-25 years ago, Andrew Wiles, a British mathematician who solved the Fermat’s Last Theorem, worked on it for 7 years. He spent seven years to solve one problem- that was the level of focus! One cannot succeed if s/he cannot focus like this. Finding the solutions of the problems always depend on how dedicatedly one tries to solve it.

Scientist Einstein said, ‘It’s not that I’m so smart. It’s just that I stay with problems longer.’ Actually, this is the key to success. But the students nowadays, cannot focus on one thing for a long time.
If we don’t run then the muscles and flesh of our legs won’t get strong. If we don’t use our hands then the muscles of the hands and arms won’t get strong. Similarly, if we don’t think our brain won’t be strong enough. And if we keep busy in playing games in the phone or speaking with people over the phone, then the thought process would never develop, their brains would never develop!
Everything has become dependent on internet nowadays. Whether we hang out with friends, share our experiences or speak about our feelings, we do it through our phones. This is also a huge waste of money. A big amount of the youth is growing up without the teachings of proper moral values.
Therefore, we must ensure the limited use of technology including smartphones. And most importantly, discourage the children to waste their time after this stupid gadgets.