GADGETS: A New Way of Life

The month of November is regarded as the Filipino Values Month accordingly to the DepEd Monthly Celebrations. Our school, Ilocos Sur National High School conducted a celebration for the month of November 2018 with the theme: “Mapanuring paggamit ng gadget: tungo sa mapagkalingang ugnayan sa pamilya at kapwa". Let’s start by giving a definition to the word gadget. A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. We all know that nowadays, we can easily found children as young as two years old are playing with an electronic devices and gadgets anywhere. That is not only the video games that make the children stay, it is also includes television, mobile phones and smart phone application, computers, tablet computers, PSP games and etc. Parent may find it easier to make their children stay in one place by giving them a gadget to play with.

What do you think are the effect of the gadget on the relationship of one family? The advancements in technology maybe made a strong impact on almost all areas of our society. It is making a serious difference in the way kids and parents perceive the world and each other. Gadgets can also help in saving a lot of space. Earlier while using a telephone you need to sit at a single place to talk with the other person or your family member but now you can travel anywhere with your cellphone and talk sitting wherever you want. Technology has affected our families both positively and negatively. May I discuss the positive one first? Was able to reach family in trouble, interaction with family groups, and for home security systems. The negative are when a person is too much time on screen, lack of quality time, poor face-to-face interaction with your family or your loved ones,  interrupted family time and limited outdoor acitivities. 

I may say that gadgets is not a bad thing, it helps us rather, but the mistake is within us, we, the user, because we don't know our limitations, we use gadgets as long as we want. It's not about the gadget who made us lazy, its we, it's we the one who's making ourselves lazy. Because we give too much time in using our gadget. Gadgets were made with a purpose. Never blame the gadgets, we should blame ourselves. The problem is in we, not in the gadgets. Let us be a better person. Let's use our gadgets wisely to connect with our family. Because in today's modern age, gadgets has become a way of life.