Online games, social-network websites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for te

ens and help with their development. When adults look at teens today, they think what they are doing is different and seem to be wasting a lot of time. And those activities seem quite foreign. But when we look closely at what kids are doing, its not much more different than what their parents did. They are hanging out with their friends, finding romantic partners, and trying to identify themselves. Todays teens are being raised with technologies that allow them to have self-directed learning on their own terms, in their own time. This gives the teens a feeling of freedom. This is very different from how kids learn in school when they are handed a set body of knowledge required to master by their teachers. Teens are motivated to engage online because they are either driven by interest or friendship. And there are some specific findings according to a research: One major finding is that there is a generation gap in how parents and teens view the teens online activities. Adults think the activities draw their attention from school work and are left in the dark about what their teens are doing online. Teens, on the other hand, understand the value of the Internet and are motivated to participate. Another finding shows that teens are not taking full advantage of the Internet. They are using the social networks to chat and post photos and make friends, which are important to their development, but they are not making use of other existing opportunities to learn about astronomy, foreign languages, and other subjects only a few clicks away. Teens are also improving their social skills online by learning the basic social and technical skills needed to interact in todays digital world. Pressure from those of the same age also takes on a new role online. Teens are reporting that they are more motivated by those of their age online with public spaces that allow the teens to interact and provide feedback to one another. While teens are using the Internet for both social and intellectual development, they are also facing significant challenges on how to manage their relationships online.

The writer is probably______.

A．a parent

B．a teenager

C．a teacher

D．a researcher