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?
Children these days are spending a significant amount of their time watching
tv
. It is argued that as a learning device, television
is not a replacement for books
, and it is for
this
reason that presently boys and girls are lagging behind in education. This
essay completely agrees with this
statement because, unlike television
, books
are a source of knowledge and learning only, and habit
of reading develops skills of understanding and concentration.
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the habit
Books
have always been considered a means of getting knowledge and learning. That is
to say that from the ancient past, children have learnt different subjects by trying to read relevant books
while
television
is an innovation of the recent past. In addition
to academic books
, those students who have developed this
practice of reading novels or autobiographies or poetry, it has been seen that they have surpassed others. On the contrary
, youngsters who watch tv
most of the time, do not learn that much, especially relating to education. For example
, in the civil service competitive exams in Pakistan, data shows that the highest mark-getters are those who are reading different kinds of books
since their childhood.
Another reason why this
essay agrees with this
statement is that with books
, readers can develop skills of understanding and concentration. This
is because when someone reads a book, he has to understand the meaning in order to proceed further
, otherwise
, he will not be able to continue. These traits are generally not developed when someone is watching a drama or any sports game on the tv
. For example
, in developing countries, where children spend a
majority of their time on Correct article usage
the
tv
as against reading books
, their literacy rate is significantly less than in other developed countries where the trend of reading books
is more.
In conclusion, despite the fact that television
is also
helpful in getting an education, it is admitted by a majority of people that tv
cannot take place of books
because of the knowledge and learning they impart and skills which are honed by books
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