O uso abusivo de telas e o impacto na educação

Abstract

This article explores the impacts of excessive screen use, focusing on the harmful effects on the emotional and cognitive development of children and young people in the field of education. This research has a qualitative and descriptive nature, and is based on a bibliographic review. Its general objective is to analyze the impacts of excessive screen use by students and the possibilities of facing this challenge at school. To this end, works and research by authors such as Jonathan Haidt (who studies the anxious generation) and Ana Claúdia Ferrari (who researches media education) were used, which point out the impacts and possibilities of this use on children and young people. Methodologically, we will work with an analytical review, seeking to provide a general view of the topic studied based on the following problem: How are the impacts of excessive screen use by students revealed and the possibilities of facing this challenge at school? In view of this, studies point to a lack of balance between recreation and educational use of these digital technologies, more specifically cell phones, highlighting the importance of the role of schools in promoting a more conscious and controlled use of these tools. Media Education can be one of the ways for this to gradually become a reality. It is also concluded that the existence of well-established limits and clear guidelines can help minimize the negative effects on the emotional and cognitive health of these children and young people, helping them to reap the fruits and educational benefits that these technologies can, in fact, offer.