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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.

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Nowadays public debate has been going on over whether the use of the
Internet
 for educational purposes should be restricted. Some believe that
students
 are becoming too dependent on the
Internet
,
thus
 losing skills to remember or read efficiently.
In contrast
, others believe that the
Internet
 provides opportunities to save time and find more diverse
information
.
Firstly
, there is a belief that there should be restrictions for
students
 using the
Internet
 for educational purposes. While the
Internet
 provides
Information
 at a press of a button, it
also
 worsens
students
' ability to remember
information
 without writing it down.
This
 may
also
 dishearten them from being curious about the
world
 because whatever they need to know can be accessed whenever they need it.
In addition
, the fact that the
Internet
 provides
students
 with any sort of
information
 discourages tutees to read books and train their brains to pick up the most important
information
.
Thus
youngsters
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 these days lack the skill of efficient reading and are losing the ability that the older generation thrives on - the ability to remember
information
 by heart.
On the other hand
, the benefit of having all
information
 about the
world
 on your smartphone or computer is that you can save up time by not reading long articles but having precise
information
 presented to you,
thus
 having time to spend with your family or friends.
In addition
, people roaming the
Internet
 have access to papers written in different countries, and languages and by a diverse group of writers.
This
 usually lets the readers see many sides of the problem and provides them with opportunities to get a wider and more diverse perspective of the
world
.
As a result
,
students
 can have deeper content in their essays or a broader view of the science
world
. In conclusion, though there are negative effects of using the
internet
 for education,
such
 as a lack of practising reading skills and training memory, there are people who believe that the benefits,
such
 as time-saving and diversity of
information
that is
 provided by the
internet
 are enough to stop any restrictions of the
internet
 usage for learning purpose.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • accessibility
  • independent learning
  • critical thinking
  • excessive reliance
  • hinder
  • crucial
  • problem-solving
  • overly dependent
  • diversity
  • perspectives
  • global cultures
  • enriching
  • unrestricted
  • information overload
  • discerning
  • credible sources
  • incorporation
  • engagement
  • adaptivity
  • personalized learning
  • innovative
  • pedagogy
  • digital age
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