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ith the Industrial Revolution coming to an through the ever-changing “facts” on the Internet.
end, everything Artificial Intelligence related
Wis brought upon the shelves of society.
Technology with high efficiency and intricately scheduled
jobs are, slowly but surely, replacing us — the easily tired
out mankind. A.I. shifting our world is certainly bringing
upon a new era of limitless possibilities, but should we
really let the robotic extensions dominate everything,
including education? More precisely, should students’
textbook be replaced with notebook computers? Keep
that in mind, and I will provide you with my perspective.

First of all, what are textbooks for? Textbooks are But, perhaps the most common downside of
learning tools, passing on the knowledge of everything technology can already be observed through our current
mankind has sought so far. Textbooks are specifically everyday lives. Vision impairment is getting serious and
designed for you to search for answers yourself, so that more worrying every second. Even if we were able to
you may have a deeper understanding of these lessons. solve this problem, this would just encourage people to
But, with notebook computers, the whole pool of answers further usage of technology, and misuse ultimately leads
is right in front of you. All you have to do is take a to addiction. Even now, when we look at ourselves, who
swipe on your keyboard and Internet engines, such as can say that himself or herself is able to avoid contact
Google, will do the job of searching for you. This in turn with gadgets, or technology for that matter, for a whole
produces a generation of students that rely heavily on day? Students using notebook computers with such a
these “shortcuts” and leaves them without the mindset of dangerous and inevitable side effect would only worsen
solving even the simplest of problems. the situation that is already present today.

With that out of the way, we should delve deeper When you thoroughly analyse the importance
into students themselves. As I have said above, everything of textbooks, you would, without denial, find out that
students need is within this notebook computer. This will they play an important role in the development of
provide no reason for students to communicate with responsibility within students. As students are required
teachers, or even their peers for information or discussion to bring their textbooks for lessons in school everyday,
about their newly-obtained knowledge. In truth, this will failure to do so leads to punishment. Meted out
majorly obstruct the development of social skills of the punishments would accumulatively leave a rational and
new generation. With A. I. possibly colonizing every field moderate mark on students’ ego, converging those into
of society, communication is a definite must if we do not a sense of responsibility. This does so as students will
want to be left behind. This is because socially-acceptable remember of the times they paid for such slip-ups, in turn
people are able to understand and meet the requirement indirectly reminding them to bring their textbooks. Then
of others just by a simple utter of words. again, if textbooks were replaced by notebook computers,
If students’ textbooks are replaced by notebook there would be no worry in students as they don’t have to
computers, this would also mean that teachers would bring anything. As we all can imagine, a society without
soon be out of jobs. This is due to the fact that textbooks responsibility, is a society where disorder reigns.
and teachers are closely linked together. Textbooks, as
aforementioned, are necessary for deeper understanding, As you can tell from my points of view, my answer
while teachers are the connection between students and to this problem is an unwavering no. Sure, there are
textbooks. I say so as teachers provide students with the many pros to the replacement of textbooks by computer
mental capabilities of more logical thinking. But, with notebooks, but we must always remember that there are
information recklessly placed in an easily accessible place, two sides to a coin. In hindsight, this sudden change will,
teachers would no longer be able pass down such skills. without doubt, alter the slow but sure pace of mankind to
With teachers out of the way, there would also be no a chaotic one. This replacement may not be all that bad,
definitive assurance as to what students are understanding but who’s to say it wouldn’t spell the doom of humanity?

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