Computers are becoming an essential part of education. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion.

Modern

computers

are becoming an integral part of

education

. In my opinion, benefits like quick access to a wide selection of study material, high computational powers and ease of communication between

students

and teachers at any

time

greatly outweigh any drawbacks it might bring. One of the major benefits of integrating

computers

with

education

is that

students

can readily have access to a wide selection of course material.

In other words

, soft copies of almost all the related handbooks on any study stream can be easily accessed without having to spend too much money in buying and later storing the hard copies like olden days. Another positive aspect is the high computing power of modern-day

computers

, which could help

students

get familiarity with different software programs and research simulations, resulting in broadening their thinking and developing their interest in different field of

studies

.

Moreover

,

computers

help ease communication between teachers and

students

.

For example

, during the COVID-19 outbreak, due to the closure of schools and universities, all

education

institutes started online classes to avoid any gap in

studies

.

On the other hand

, admittedly there is some minor drawback of

computers

becoming an essential part of the

education

system. One possible disadvantage is that there is no check and balance by teachers or parents on

students

working on

computers

.

Computers

are usually connected with the world wide web which can divert the attention of

students

while working.

This

would waste their precious

time

playing games or watching movies, which should be spent on

studies

otherwise

.

Furthermore

, they might get involved in some serious addiction or get exploited by some internet scammer. Another potential drawback is that

students

who cannot afford a

computer

or do not have access to a good internet connection might have a hard

time

keeping up with their

studies

.

For instance

, almost 57 per cent of

students

in Pakistan cannot afford a

computer

and 72 per cent of

students

have a connectivity problem.

This

makes it almost impossible for

students

to attend online classes and make assignments on a

computer

. In conclusion, I would say that there are drawbacks to

computer

becoming a necessity as

students

might waste

time

without proper supervision and some won’t be able to afford it, but the advantages fairly supersede the drawbacks.