A
tweet here, a selfie there, a million of post, like, share & comments
everywhere, everyday of our lives, technology especially social media is a big
part. If there is one thing people can’t let go, it’s their mobile phones, tablets,
laptops & other more. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and many other more is
considered as part of our daily routine. Gone are days of taking time to talk
w/ each other personally just to be updated of what’s going on for you know
what is happening on everyone’s life by just checking their post. You know
who’s happy or sad, who’s vacation, what’s new & old and a lot of other
stuff. Human interaction is no longer physical but rather online. As Albert Einstein
once quoted, “It has become appallingly obvious that technology has exceeded
our humanity. He feared the day that human interaction will be defeated by technology and the world will have a
generation of idiots.” So I ask myself and you my fellow pupils, is Einstein
right about us being dumb because of today’s advances?
With
this issue in mind, I tried to think and search for answers and proof for what
I believe is true about today’s society. I know that I’m not alone in my stand
that no one should be considered a moron in a time where education is free for
everyone. Besides, I do believe that learning does not end in the four walls of
our classroom. Every moment is an
experience where one is taught and left w/ a lesson. It is a common knowledge
that there is nothing constant in this world except for change. As time passes,
people vary and situation must be transform in order for things to work out. We
must know what works better for the present, this is by learning from our past
and accepting that alteration might happen in the future.
“Knowledge
is power”, a famous quote first said by Francis Bacon. By learning, we get the
proper weapon on battling life. We have the necessary tool to make sure that
the ups and downs of our adventure can be totally handled. This is all possible
through education, the most vital thing in one’s life, a precious treasure such
as gold and diamonds but could not be stolen by anybody. Through learning, we
get to be the person we’re meant to be or we wanted to be. The possibility is
endless but most of all through the wisdom we gather, we build a better
community. A world which understands and this is through proper communication.
Communication
is a skill that you can learn, it’s like riding a bike or typing, if you’re
willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of
your life. In order for it to be developed, we are taught
about Language Skills, commonly known as listening, speaking, reading and
writing. These are basic ability that we
require in order to form connection with other people. Not only to hear but
understand others, not merely talking but to be able to explain oneself, it’s
not just about being able to utter words but to comprehend what it means and of
course being able to express oneself by transforming your thoughts to words.
We
are in school to learn and be the individuals that our society needs. Learning
should always be considered a fun thing to do and not the common thought of
boring classes spent every day for eight hours from Monday to Friday. With
today’s modernization, education should be at the peak rather than the bottom.
Teaching is no longer just the teacher explaining lessons but pupils are
encouraged to discuss topics they researched, to share their thoughts and to be
able to help their fellow ones in learning. When reporting is done by preparing
visual aids, now we just make use of laptops to prepare power point
presentation. Pictures, voice and video recording is now obtainable and can be
shared to everyone. A classroom discussion is not merely the teacher talking
& students listening but the pupils could speak up their thoughts &
share their ideas. We have the power on affecting growth in other as we mold
our own development as well. Gone are the days when our only refuge for research
and additional knowledge are books, we no longer require to carry bulk of
books, we don’t need to spend multiple hours in our library for we have the
power of technology, the internet is our online library, books are now
converted to pdf’s which allow access using our phones, tablets & etc., a
single query will provide you a million of answers, articles & websites.
Spending part of our time in classes for writing notes, a lot of pen and pencil
and pages of notebooks to be used and for others who don’t feel to write, we
have photo copiers that allows us to have duplicates. That used to be the
situation but now w/ a click of your phone, you have already taken down the
lessons or you can ask for a soft copy of the discussion by the use of your
flash drive.
This is technology at its finest
if used right in boosting our academe but let us not forget that it is a double
sided sword. The effect is on our hands, depending on our choices and the
actions we make. For the old fashion, they may think that it teach people to be
lazy and depend everything on devices. Well when was the last time kids talk
about games and they mean hide and seek, kick, tag of war and other old time
Filipino Games? A long time ago for all we talk about now are DOTA, LOL, COC
and other online games. No wonder, people end up being obese, sickly and less
sociable. Sad to know that what could be great, could also be bad thus before I
bid farewell, I want to challenge each and every one of you, especially my
fellow pupils to choose wisely! Remember, it is not what technology does to us,
it is what we do to technology. Get smart with it, choose cleverly and use it
in a way that benefits both you and those around you.
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