Students learn far more from their teachers than from other sources such as the Internet. Do you agree or disagree?
Students learn far more from their teachers than from other sources such as the Internet. Do you agree or disagree?
Many people hold a view that what students can gain from other sources such as Internet can not compare to the amount of knowledge they receive from their teachers. I partly agree with this point of view because Internet is a vast source of information, but teachers create an atmosphere conducive to learning.
On the one hand, Internet is an important source of motivation. While the school curriculum is only teaching boring theoretical lessons, inspirational stories can be encountering from peers by teenagers on the Internet. For example, at school, Morality usually teaches unrealistic stories and preachy. As a matter of fact, surfing the web, I often come across stories from real-life experiences of young people who do extraordinary things such as fighting against social injustices, starting a business, or creating art.
In the long run, Internet can ignites passion in juveniles like me more than what any teachers or books can do.
On the other hand, classroom learning will always achieve more optimal results than practicing in cyberspace. Apparently, there are many distractions that affect learning that appear on the Internet, while the classroom gives students a suitable focused atmosphere. For example, when I study online, I will always open Youtube, listen to music, and check other social networks. It takes me a wide range of time to finish my homework. By contrast, when I study at school, there’s always a teacher who supervises and guides. The other peers are keep silent and all around me are study materials. Clearly, Internet is not the idea source for academic purposes.
In conclusion, as what I have mentioned before, I strongly hold a view that both the Internet and traditional studying environment at school are play an indispensable
role in educating students.