Online Learning Risks Pulling Vietnamese Children Deeper into Social Media

Tuổi Trẻ raises a critical concern for Vietnamese families: the unintended consequence of online education is pulling children deeper into the digital world, and social media, at an increasingly younger age. While parents may see online assignments as a necessary evil due to busy schedules, the article argues that the educational system itself is inadvertently normalizing excessive screen time. Data indicates that a staggering 87% of Vietnamese children aged 12-17 use the internet daily, with a significant portion spending 5-7 hours immersed in the digital sphere. This reliance is further cemented by schools integrating online platforms for everything from lessons and homework to competitions, blurring the lines between academic necessity and recreational social media use. From our perspective at Tuổi Trẻ, this digital immersion, while sometimes unavoidable, is creating a generation that lives online, impacting their physical and mental well-being. The ease with which children transition from educational apps to social media platforms is a growing worry, and the article calls for a more balanced approach that doesn't solely place the burden of management on parents.

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