This is a black box essay. You
know that this essay was submitted, and it scored a full mark in the criterions
A and B. The content of the essay is unknown, but however, it is assumed that
the content is well written and fulfills the all parts of the criterion.
As a black box essay, it is written in reference to the black box
theory, which implies to an object with unspecified internal workings, leaving
the user only aware of the input and a predictable output, gained by experience
of the previous tests conducted. [1] This term originated from the world of
aviation, where most parts of the aircraft is painted black, in which the pilot
is not required to understand how the components work, but just solely the
input and output of the controls.
With the progressive development of technology and the efforts of
redefining the term “mobility”, electrical components had become smaller and
smaller since. One of the biggest influences all time is the invention of the
integrated circuit, usually referred as IC. It is a microscopic array of
electronic circuits embedded into different kinds of platforms regarding to its
application. [2] Due to its microscopic structure, it is being considered as
one of the line-replaceable units (LRU) as malfunctioning causes are so small
that it is close to impossible to be identified furthermore being repaired.[3] If
not labeled, electricians or physicians can only identify their purpose by testing
them, applying the input in following to getting the output. With no confirmed
facts, only making assumptions on its internal structure based on the results.
Moreover, the interaction between human and
technological devices has also increased vigorously. Kids nowadays rely on
gadgets such as iPods, computers and smart phones for entertainment. Although
they do not understand the concepts of how they function, but they do know the
outcome of a gesture or action they made on the device. Thus, the problem is
that with the dealings of technology so common on life, especially in this
generation, people usually take it for granted.[4] With utmost concern, will the
black box use today death knell to human ingenuity by taking technology for
granted and not understanding the components fully?
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2.
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3.
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4.
Strauss, Valerie. "Is Technology Sapping
Children’s Creativity?" Washington
Post. The Washington Post, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/is-technology-sapping-childrens-creativity/2012/09/12/10c63c7e-fced-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_blog.html>.
In my
opinion, I disagree with the following statement. As human ingenuity emphasizes
on the ability of humans to initiate changes, generating negative or positive
impacts resulting to the reaction of others in all aspects [5], the black box
phenomena actually encourages the development of more advanced technology, where
scientists can focus on creating new innovations, with no needs to pay
attention to the minor details such as the components of the existing
technologies. For instance, inventors are allowed to reuse the invented chips
to help with his new invention instead of delaying time making a new one,
allowing him to focus more on the new important factors of the invention.
Not only that, but the black box enables the
development of higher level technology as in having completely new theories and
concepts by increasing the creativity of the people. [6] This is because the
black box encourages one to assume of the content of the black box through
creativity and at the same time, logistics. Having most of the people making
their own individual assumptions, backing up their own points while further
developing their own ideas, it frees them from the limits of education where they
are allowed to think of their own concepts based on their own understandings
instead of accepting the knowledge of what education has taught them.
It is said
that yes, although the black box theory enables and boosts the performance on
one’s thinking, however, the lacking of proper knowledge on the object prevents
one from actually creating it as the requirement of knowledge cannot fulfill or
cope with the creativeness, where the black box theory can prevent one from
getting the correct information too, limiting human ingenuity. [6]
Education
nowadays is also getting on hands. From sitr.com, statistics show that 59% of
the people globally and 62% in the United States feel that their creativity is
being depleted by the current education systems, hence decreasing human
ingenuity.[7] The reason behind this is that the current education is
spoon-feeding the students while forcing them to memorize the given
information. From small, the children’s
mind will be influenced to the same way of views and perspective as everyone
else, eliminating the plausible ideas that one might have thought of. [8]
5.
"Middle Years Programme Curriculum Areas of
Interaction." Human
Ingenuity. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
<https://www.ibo.org/myp/curriculum/interaction/humaningenuity/>.
6.
"How to Boost Your Creativity." About.com Psychology. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
<http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/how-to-boost-creativity.htm>.
7.
"Technology Is Killing Creativity." SITR SEM News. N.p., n.d. Web.
12 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.sitr.com/online/news/technology-is-killing-creativity/>.
8.
"Our Education System Is Killing
Creativity." Business
Insider. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.businessinsider.com/a-ted-talk-on-how-the-education-systen-is-killing-creativity-2013-1>.
However, the solution is to change the concept of people towards
education and education itself. Through the researches and studies on
psychology, a new type of education that uses the black box theory to boost
creativity can be created, training children with their critical thinking
through the development of their mindset, revealing the actual knowledge to
them after asking them to state and back up their own opinions. With the help
of psychology studies, it prevents the student’s self-esteem from being
disrupted while boosting independence, where the students will be able to
accentuate on their own points, slowly testing out ideas themselves.
This kind of
education will stimulate behaviors of the students that benefit the development
of technology and also human ingenuity in the future society. More new
innovations will be found in the society due to the high level of inspiration
in the psychological minds of the people, where evaluations are to be made
hence causing technology to develop faster, leading to totally new concepts or
even upgrades of the previous theory.
Overall, the
black box does not death knell to human ingenuity but it enchants it. With the
society encouraging the creation of new changes with new business opportunities,
awards and prizes, humans will not stop initiating changes more to death knell
in human ingenuity.[9] Likewise, the mysteriousness of the black box will
generate more motivation by the triggering of curiousness in human behavior.
Even if the content of the black box is not to be identified, it will actually
further develop human ingenuity where it enables us to create a totally new
concept that does not refer to the past creations of mankind. [10]
9.
"What Is Motivation?" About.com Psychology. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
<http://psychology.about.com/od/mindex/g/motivation-definition.htm>.
10.
"Theories of Motivation." About.com Psychology.
N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. <http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologytopics/tp/theories-of-motivation.htm>.
11.
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