Students are becoming more and more reliant on the Internet. While the Internet is convenient, it has many negative effects and its use for educational purposes should be restricted. How far do you agree with this statement?

Nowadays, the

Internet

is widely approached in almost all spheres of human life and the educational process is not an exception. To some,

this

global network is considered a handy tool for

students

;

however

, many other think that usage of the

Internet

should be banned for studying. To the best of my knowledge, despite being a valuable instrument use of the

Internet

should be limited to some extent.

Firstly

, the

Internet

is an essential

source

of all sorts of

information

, and

therefore

, people intensively harness it for various purposes. In the case of the learning process, it provides learners with an enormous amount of

data

free of charge.

Moreover

, many

information

sources there are constantly updated to illustrate the most recent figures. Books are certainly failed in

this

regard. Take

for instance

the webpage of the National Statistic Office of the UK.

This

page is manipulated by many researchers, including me, as a reliable statistical

source

. Compared with published sources, the

Internet

is an easily accessible

information

source

exploited by many users.

However

, the

Internet

has some negative aspects too. Since there is no stringent control over the

information

downloaded into the

Internet

, the accuracy level of most

data

is argued to be very low.

Thus

, every user needs to have some expertise to distinguish between true and fake

information

.

In addition

, many

students

tend to copy ready materials,

such

as essays and research papers and use them as they are. By doing so, vital academic skills (researching and writing) can be spoiled gradually.

Therefore

, educators should attentively educate

students

on how to reach and attain trustful

data

from the

Internet

and

also

how young researchers could benefit from materials that have been already available there. In conclusion,

although

the

Internet

is a great

source

of

information

, schools and universities should train

students

how to use it for learning purposes. It is hoped that those

students

will become intensive users of

this

global network and increase its digital resources with reliable

data

.