Is Google Making us Stupid?

            In Nichols Carr’s article, “Is Google Making us Stupid?” he poses a simple

question.  How is technology affecting how we carry out are life today?  This question is

also posed in my personal world, in the classroom, and in the world around me.  I personally enjoyed this article because it made me think about how I now manage the way I do things.  As Carr discussed, the internet has made information available quickly.  It is much easier to Google information about something than pick up a book.  I find myself just skimming as fast as possible through books trying to find info fast, and then I can move on.  I like that in our English class we are doing less of just getting information quickly, and more of really analyzing what we are learning. For example, through out

The Most Dangerous Game we stopped at least once every 30 seconds to discuss what was taking place.  It was nice to slow down and examine the story. I agree with the author, Carr, that the Web is affecting the world in a major way. We now know that the human brain can adapt and adjust to new ways of doing things.  The internet has led people to be shallower in their reading and the way they get their news. Our brains are adapting to this. This may have an overall negative affect on the whole world.  Will we stop being deep thinkers?  I think maybe, yes.