Anything Thoughts or Opinions?

           Since I started college, I started to realize how much people actually use, rely on and even abuse technology. In a way, its kind of ridiculous. People have constant access to the world at all times and they never skip a beat. Whether its updating their Facebook status, checking an email, or searching something on goggle, its happening 24/7. Although technology provides us with an exceptional amount of convenience, is it really the best solution? I asked the following question to 10 of my peers to learn their opinions about the topic as well.

Does technology improve education, why or why not?

Rachel: " Yes, it makes everything so much easier. I dont know what I would do without it."

John: " It definately has its pros and cons. Although technology provides us with so much, it also provides major distraction"

Krissy: " Yes, technology does improve education. It makes resources easily accessable and it keeps me connected to the world. However, its also a major distraction. When i'm doing homework, i'm usually on Facebook and downloading music at the same time. I cant help myself when its right in front of me."

Nate: " No, technology doesnt improve education at all. It makes things way to easy for people now a day. It stops people from using their brains. Why think when you can search it on Google?"

Maria: " Yea, I think technology helps education, but it also prevents it sometimes. Everyones so caught up in their phones and computers. It can be so distracting. "

Mark: " No way, I hate technology. Everyones always on Facebook, Skype, or something like that during school. Its so annoying and distracting. And I hate when professors make us do a ton a work online. Half the time is does'nt even work."

Sarah: " Of course, I dont know what I would do without it. It allows me to contact my professors whenever I have a question about something and it makes homework and projects much easier. If I don't know the answer to something, all I have to do is look it up!"

Will: " Well its obviously distracting but I dont think any of us could live without it knowing how convient it makes things. "


Mike: " Technology is stupid. Why are half my classes online?!"

Kristen: " Yea technology improves education, but at the same time it gives students the  easy way out pretty often."

            In my opinion, technology obviously makes our lives a lot easier when your gaining an edution. However, are'nt you curious to see how different things would be without it? What if we could'nt contact our professors when we had questions about assignments? What if we could'nt just search an answer to something on Goggle? What if we actually had to think when didnt know something? I think the world would be full of many more, intelligent and well- rounded people.

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