subject: HOW AND WHY CHATING AND SMS ARE SPOILING STUDENTS? by Brooklyn Vijay-President [print this page] From last six months, I have been watching students using mobile
and its less for talks but more for sms!
Yes, because of 2000 and 3000 sms offer for petty sum,
they are more inclined to forward messages to any one
[ at least so far, its for whoever known to them!].
Already because of Television-TV, they have less time
to study. Further, in Mumbai like place,
where houses are so tiny, when mother or
grand mother wants to see their regular
serial, it certainly disturbs students.
Then late night, its father, who gets
refreshed by seeing some specific TV
channels! As he is totally distressed at service- to retain the job
or in his business to survive - due to after
effect of global recession.
It's not the sms, but every now and
then, when boy or girl, receive sms
they enjoy and want to forward to others.
Even if they don't do that,
without reading the in-coming msg. they can not keep quite.
After reading their attention diverts-may be for 5 minutes but
like this if they receive 30 to 50 sms per day [ I am talking
about minimum most ], think of, how they can study? How can
they concentrate?
Already, due to various activities, they have much less time,
compared to 10 to 15 years back era.
Yes. a friend calls, his system [computer ] has virus and
or Windows is corrupted or printer is not working etc, and
our this boy or girl, as a great technocrat give him advise
over phone and then visit his place and spoil the
computer further!!
Also, when everything is fine with the computer, they want to
down-load certain f-r-e-e- programs and then system at own
home hangs! and reverse engineering takes place from not
one friend, but number of so called experts!
Truly speaking every mobile service provider wants to help
student community and hence 2000 sms package for tiny sum
of Rs.50 or so is offered! Mobile service provider, would not
have dreamt that, their world class organisation, is becoming
cause of National Talent going to dogs! Youngster's health is
spoiled and also, it spoils home atmosphere, and what not...
I may plead them [ the mobile operators], that "nice of you but
then daily say about 20 sms quota can be fixed and on
Holidays it could be double too!" [ as the way boys and girls
operate keys on mobile is to be seen to be believed!
Like playing Piano, without looking at key pad,
they can do that !!]
Some such mobile service providers have gone one step
ahead....... and offer night12 to morning 6 am f-r-e-e local
calls and have seen boys talking from inside of their blanket-
not for minutes together- but even an hour or so! Reason is
' ITS F-R-E-E'. and most surprising thing is, how the other end
person is managing to keep awake at 1.20 AM !!!. Oh
God, where are you?
Due to all above, the boys and girls sleep so late
and do not get up till 9 to 10 am and then not only
they miss important periods at college or school but
even if, some how they get up and go; can not
concentrate on anything. So results are poor and
some to obtain good results, adapt wrong ways too.
Not only that but while driving their two wheeler, they
want to read the sms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and thus many
accidents are taking place. Some go a step ahead
and want to reply to sms .... while driving. God only
can save such creatures.
Also at night, children keep mobile, near pillow for
this sms business and whole night the mobile waves
affecting brain of these kids. [ I don't know, exactly what
those electro-magnetic-waves OR radio waves are called]
and everyone knows such waves are not good for us.
So only, may be, children are irritated more often, now a days.
Further in many small homes, all family members sleep
in one room and such sms - incoming alert - ring or bell,
spoils sleep of others. Thanks to ....
Further some boys and girls are almost addicted for
chatting! I am told, most of chats are total fake,
impersonation, bluffs, and useless too! But these kids
think its free and then father pays thru nose....... as the
mobile might be on roaming etc.!
All this, leaves no time to these children for study itself
and they do not help any way, to home people for any
work at home. Other way round, mother has to do
every thing, even their shoe polishing, or keeping belt,
kerchief ready; otherwise the child says no time for eating!
Thus mother feels, these children should not go without
food and hence ready to serve them, at this age!
Also due to such numerous sms from children, many a times
elders are in trouble. As once I had sent SMS to
my friend [ as his mobile was busy ] from Airport such as
"NOT TO HURRY-FLIGHT IS LATE BY ONE HOUR"
But afterwards he told me, his mobile can hold - incoming
- only 50 messages and thus my msg was hanging! i.e.
he used to get default msg " msg waiting- inbox 100% full
-clear msgs." and he had no time to delete some useless
msgs. [ His friend's son - used to send him "really good to
funny to terrific msgs" almost 7 to 10 a day!]. So more anxiety
and while getting down from the car - with big a bag, he collided
with a trolley and had fracture in his leg! Should it be
called as "his fate or avoidable a matter, as
culprit is bulk sms...... isn't it?"
Further when father or mother wants to talk to
son or daughter some important matter,
the boy or girl is reading or sending or typing the SMS and
he or she says, "OK I am listening" but then your mood gets off,
and you walk out. Because we can see neither he or she
is able to concentrate on what is being discussed nor
gives importance.
In this way, wrong use, toooo much use of this facility is
creating problems between parents and children.
But truth is SMS is most economical way, most convenient
way to communicate and is essential too. So only better use
for important matters and not to forward to every
creature - who has mobile- on this Earth [ as on today.
May be within next a decade or two - sms can be sent
to other planets too!!!].
Now you know [ you too, definitely, have already gone thru
many such problematic instances ] so it becomes
NATIONAL PROBLEM and
let us take it collectively to get
some positive action and thus
await for your experiences,
your comments, your consent,
your suggestions .....
NOT thru sms but thru email reply.
Many of you are top level personalities
and have no time, for any other thing
than conducting meetings, formulating
strategies, shaping vision for your
organisation, but to make difference
in lives of some, you need to spare few
minutes of time. Send at least one line reply
"Yes I agree" but please note, your one suggestion
can CHANGE DESTINY of these young children, please.
I am sure, all of you, parents, grand parents have great
concern, like me, then do send email to
brooklyn100@sify.com and collectively let us take this
matter to higher authorities at Delhi, and we can
help ourselves and others to curb all this to great extent, as
no one can stop it and that's for sure. PLEASE MENTION
IN THE SUBJECT LINE " SMS - CHAT PROBLEM "
Many others wanted to do this long back. So,
[not for God sake, but for our sake!] don't send
us 20 pages long matter, as we need to do other
works to Earn our bread! Kindly try to make it in
one page [ again not in 6 point font but better 14
point font - for easier reading!] or
email of max 20 lines - [ not more than10 to 12 words per line!].
Visiting the three pages on our website can give
you bit more details to suggest us properly.
http://www.brooklyn-hrd.com/Student.html
All the best.
Brooklyn Vijay
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