Education and Technology

Although technology and the internet have proven to be very helpful in the education of our current generations, I think that there is too much focus on it. We are becoming too dependable on different forms of technology to teach students today, and that takes away some core skills that cannot be taught through or by technology. Some of these skills include being able to handwrite a formal letter, figuring out mathematical problems by hand rather than with the help of a calculator, and of course human interaction. If students are being taught by a computer or a video, then they lack the knowledge of how to present themselves in a group setting or with a person of authority. These are essential skills that all students should expect to be incorporated into their well-rounded education, and their education cannot be well-rounded without these skills. The skills presented here are only a few examples, but as you can see they are skills that are beginning to disappear with each generation. So although technology can and has been an essential tool in educating our youth, there are definitely some obvious problems that we must take into account.