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Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
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Some people contend that innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students whereas others argue that these technologies all too often distract from real learning. Admittedly, both ideas are equally important and, in fact, history informs us that these two approaches are mutually exclusive. However, as far as study in today's Japan is concerned, I believe that innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students is more crucial.
The chief reason for my assertion lies in the evolutionary improvements of technology. If we analyze how technology affect our daily life, we would have a certain level of agreement that today's societal system is much more efficient and convenient than ever before, and the reason for this is that technological advancement. In such society where video, computers, and the Internet became daily must items, pursuing the ideal tools for studying, we can use these hi-tech gadgets
However, using computers and the Internet for students' study often can distract them from real learning. As a matter of fact, some students use Internet to talk with their friends and playing computer games instead of real learning.
It must be obvious to anyone's eyes that scientific technologies have good effect towards learning and if we analyze the usage of hi-tech gadgets depends on teachers' teaching style and students' personality, we realize that the problem is not come from these technologies, but come from other factors. This is the reason why I insist that innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet didn't distract students from their real learning. Let us consider two reasons to further verify this assertion.
The first reason is that in order to avoid students' distraction from real learning, teachers should cooperate with students' parents. Learning at school is just part of students' study. After school, students tends to play together with their friends. If their friends are not very enthusiastic towards study, they will have bad effect. Thus, teachers should have to have connection with students' parents and keenly aware of students' problem. Predict what will happen in the future and make wise plans for the students' future study.
I next turn to the reasons of students' own personality. Every children have their own personality. Teachers should not teach every students with common method. Some students will distracted by the hi-tech gadgets, while others won't. Teachers should know the goodness and badness talents of the students. And always try to inspire them with great imagination and intelligence.
As shown in the two example above, innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet didn't distract students from their real learning. Additionally, it must be noted that high-tech gadgets offer schools improved methods for instructing students. Teachers can make their students have good grades by using high-tech gadgets properly.
In summary, I would like to stress that technology's value lies chiefly in its practical use. Biotechnology, medical technology, computer technology, nanotechnology, chemical technology, etc., each kind of technology solves unique problem. The factors which caused students' distraction from their real learning is not come from the technologies, but from the teachers' teaching style and the students' personality.(545 words)
