Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
The advent of technology has taken over our world. Computers and smartphones have become household items and most people cannot do without them. Many young people spend a lot of their time using these devices, and some argue that this may distract from real learning. However, I mostly disagree with this argument for two reasons.
Firstly, a lot of schools and colleges use videos and computers to teach. The visual cues provided help students to grasp concepts better than by just reading from books. Aside from that, there is a plethora of information and explanatory videos available on the internet which students can use to revise or to understand concepts that they could not understand in the classroom. For example, studying the motion of an object in 3-dimensional space would be difficult using just a blackboard and books. However, if this motion could be shown to the students on video, they would undoubtedly be able to understand it better. If a student does not understand this concept in a traditional classroom, he or she can watch videos explaining it on the internet, which will facilitate learning. In this way, technology actually reinforces real learning rather than being a hindrance to it.
Students fascinated by technology may also look to make a career out of it. In today's age, the computer industry is booming with multiple tech companies like Google and Facebook providing new inventions every other day. A student exposed to computers since his childhood would learn more about them from an early age and would be better suited for a career in this domain than someone who only starts using computers after his or her schooling. Many of the leaders in the technology industry like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg and Elon Musk had been using computers since a very early age. These people are now eminents in technology and they may not have been, had they not used computers as students.
However, these devices may become distractions for students if not used properly. Social media, video games and other such platforms may distract students from their academics and career if not used in moderation. Youngsters may get addicted to video games, or spend a lot of time on social media, posting pictures and looking at humourous images and videos. Spending too much time on these platforms may be detrimental to their careers because students may ignore their academics and spend all their time on these websites or games.
In conclusion, hindrance of real learning due to technology is a complex issue and has no straight answer. If used correctly, technology is one of the biggest boons of mankind and students will immensely benefit from these innovations and have their learning facilitated.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 617, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'betters', 'wells'?
Suggestion: betters; wells
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, first, firstly, however, if, look, may, so, for example, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 19.0 12.4196629213 153% => OK
Conjunction : 24.0 14.8657303371 161% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.3162921348 53% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 38.0 33.0505617978 115% => OK
Preposition: 58.0 58.6224719101 99% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 12.9106741573 39% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2287.0 2235.4752809 102% => OK
No of words: 452.0 442.535393258 102% => OK
Chars per words: 5.05973451327 5.05705443957 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61088837703 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.65527559544 2.79657885939 95% => OK
Unique words: 236.0 215.323595506 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.522123893805 0.4932671777 106% => OK
syllable_count: 698.4 704.065955056 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 20.2370786517 109% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 23.0359550562 87% => OK
Sentence length SD: 44.2517450746 60.3974514979 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.954545455 118.986275619 87% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.5454545455 23.4991977007 87% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.90909090909 5.21951772744 75% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 10.2758426966 78% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 5.13820224719 156% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.83258426966 124% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.223979739359 0.243740707755 92% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0696879052143 0.0831039109588 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0369102092494 0.0758088955206 49% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.126140513701 0.150359130593 84% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0269947039469 0.0667264976115 40% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.7 14.1392134831 90% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 48.8420337079 122% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.1743820225 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.07 12.1639044944 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.47 8.38706741573 101% => OK
difficult_words: 110.0 100.480337079 109% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 11.8971910112 55% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.2143820225 89% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.5 Out of 6
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