Some today argue that schools are no longer necessary because children can learn so much from the internet and be educated at home. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There are some today who would argue that the

internet

has sufficiently supplanted the role of traditional education so as to make it redundant. In my opinion, though the

internet

opens up possibilities for learning, schools are a crucial filter. What separates the

internet

from how other advances in technology have impacted education is greater accessibility to

information

. It is no exaggeration to claim that nearly everything can be found on the

internet

. School age children can access educational videos on YouTube, read online articles and use interactive learning platforms. As they get older, the possibilities expand and include scholarly articles, video-conferencing platforms like Zoom, and online newspapers from every country in the world that can be translated to your native language in modern

internet

browsers. There is immense potential for auto-didacts and parents who choose to homeschool.

Nonetheless

, schools are the real world editors of the

internet

. A lot of news is thrown up instantly and not carefully vetted.

This

means that students can get led into dark corners

such

as

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-left and right websites that specialise in sensationalised propaganda. Children and teens are especially susceptible to what they read online as they might be less

skeptical

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

sceptical

. Teachers have more life experience and their training helps them approach

information

critically. They can

then

pass these skills on to their pupils by teaching them how to read closely, spot biases, and check

information

through a number of primary and secondary sources. Without teachers, students are more likely to be indoctrinated rather than educated. In conclusion, teachers are important to dispel the inherent risks of unreliable online

information

. Schools and administrators ought to take a long-view in order to assess the value of the

internet

for learning.