School children are becoming far too dependent on computers. This is having an alarming effect on reading and writing skills. Teachers need to avoid using computers in the classroom at all costs and go back to teaching basic study skills.Do you agree or d

In contemporary society, computers have been affecting many different areas in our life, and educational system is not an exception. Many people insist on the view that excessive use of this technology causes decreasing abilities of reading and writing among school goers. As far as I am concerned, I tend to disagree with this contention, and I shall justify my reasons below.

Firstly, it is undoubtedly true that computer literacy is a vital skill for students' later life since we move into the information era. There almost every work is involved to the internet and computer skills. For insta...

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