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Children nowadays spend a great deal of time watching television. However, television cannot replace the book as a learning tool, which is why children are less well-educated today. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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Television
 is an inseparable thing for the new generation
today
. The advancement in the
television
 industry has changed the way man lives
today
 by bringing
him every
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him, every
 event
that is
 happening around the world and providing all kinds of entertainment to watch from home. For better or worse people are addicted to
television
 programs and spend a great deal of
time
 watching it. The impact of
television
 on children is a matter of worry for many, especially for parents, as children are the most passionate about televisions
today
. Unlike a generation ago, where children were spending their
time
 reading books or doing outdoor activities that help them in their personal, intellectual and physical development,
today
's children are more preferred to sit at home and relax watching their favourite
television
 channel will definitely have an advert impact on their development.
Television
 can bring in educational programs for
children but
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children, but
 it cannot replace the
tradition
Suggestion
traditional
 way of studying from books! Books are subject specific and have a great amount of well-focused information for children to study. Apart from teaching specific subjects, it
also
 helps children to learn to read, write and make decisions.
On the other hand
,
television
 programmes to teach the same subject will not bring in these benefits and make the children a lazy learner.
Moreover
, children are not keen to watch
such
 educational programs. They are more interested in watching sports, movies and cartoons which may not have educational concepts but more of an entertainment
factors
Suggestion
factor
. Obviously, the more
time
 children spend on
television
is the
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is, the
 less
time
 they get for studying from books and
thus
 impact the quality of their education.
This
 would remain as a challenge for
today
's parents, teachers and society.
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