How much do you think modern technology has affected how our children are taught

I say that technology has, or should have improved their level of education. Back in my day you relied on what you were told by teachers, what was in your subject book, and some outdated reference materials in the library, that usually had very little info. Now if a kid wants to learn about something, they can go online, and find loads of information. Its possible to actually know more than your teacher. I mean that's the way it should work. I've seen alot of kids though these days that are not very bright. Not sure what the deal is.

well, it depends about which country we are speaking about, because in the different countries kids are affected different. but i guess that at least they are affected in about 15% of that what they are doing at school!

Children today are given so many more choices and opportuniies. Children today grow uo with all of the modern technology available to them. I think the eavances of such technology truly help to educate our children in so many ways.

I study in college and so I guess I have an answer to your question. We get tons of assignments that revolve around researches done by professors or scientists. Not a single course goes without it. I tried to use the school and public library ones. Unfortunately, what I found there were outdated book editions because those places just think it is okay to keep only one edition. But with each new year new editions get released. They usually contain updated information. But they are expensive. So not all students can afford them. Under such circumstances, we have to use peer reviewed journals which are available online only. So this technology is basically helping us learn better. However, with this progress now there is a bit of pressure on students. Since the information is so easily available online most professors expect students to write 5 to 15 pages on them. For history majors, however, the page can go till 36. So students have to devote a longer amount of time on the computer which is kind of unhealthy. I mean it is not easy to keep looking at a screen for 2 to 3 hours. I sometimes have to go through this and I can tell you that at one point it makes me feel dizzy. There is another problem also. Now many students bring their laptops to class and use them for typing notes from the professor's lecture. Unfortunately, the typing produces annoying noise which doesn't let other students hear what the professor is saying. I went through this problem in my last quarter's class. I really missed a lot of points from the lecture.

I still remember when I was in school, everyday before going home, I used to visit the school library for my researches and assignments. I also became the president of the Book Lovers' Club during my elementary days. For complicated researches, we go to the national library on weekends if sources are not available in our school. We have to search for our topic from the books, copy what has been researched and typed them in short bond paper (both manually, the copying and the typing) cut-out pictures from old magazines or have someone to sketch or draw for me, if pictures are needed for presentation, before submitting them to the teachers. You really have to put up enough time and effort in doing this, diligence and perseverance was really needed, you have to look for several sources and references, studying each and picking only what was needed for your report before you can come up with a good report. Nowadays, as I can see with my children who are in school, they have the internet handy, search for their topic, copy the content and paste them to a blank document, search for pictures needed, copy and paste it to the document, a short conclusion or recommendation and then presto! The report is ready for printing and submission in matter of minutes. Though the present technology makes it easier and time-saving, I am not amenable to the way how these children do their homeworks. The essence of their education has been affected. They didn't really study their lessons, they are just relying on what the internet has to offer. Well, I guess, it is sometimes depends on the student if he really want to study his lesson before the presentation, but just the same, the answer is there laid in front of him and he was not given the chance to research for it. I maybe quite old-fashioned about the studying method, but it is the only way, I think, that their lesson will retain on their minds for about a long time. Just an opinion.

Technology, somehow, have bad affects. Like for using cellphones, they do text messages in shortcut. If they get used to it, it will affect their grammar language.