Saturday, November 8, 2014

The Problem We All Have

The article When homework becomes library work by Miami Herald shows that there are few problems to students of using the internet. It states that more and more teachers prefer students finish their homework online to the paperwork. Most of the students are getting to adapt this Digital solution, but some are still not. The students do not have any internet or computers have to spend more time on their homework. They have to go to the library or somewhere has free internet. They waste time on their ways. The computers there are limited and when there is no more computers they have to wait. That may prevent them doing homework.

College mentor David Paez (left), 21, a student at the Art Institute of Miami, works with Lavingston Humes, 17, on a laptop that is provided for students in the North Dade Library branch's You Media program.
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Finishing homework online is comprehensible because of the portability. The textbooks are really heavy. Plus, students can do homework without a desk. It is good for normal students but not for poor students who cannot afford the internet. They have to find somewhere they can work in. That is kind of unfair for them just because they have less money. I do not think the convenience is greater than grades. I think the teachers have to consider about this. There must be some better ways to finish the homework. I suggest teachers give separated sheets of book and homework to students that have no ability to get the internet. Or the libraries can use their money to buy more textbook but not computers.
Do you like doing homework online?                                                                                                 What ideas do you have to help the poor students?                                                                                   

7 comments:

  1. I think it is good for student to finish the homework online. But the most important problem is some students do not have a computer, they do not have money. I think that the government should build more public libraies and provides free computer and internet.

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  2. GOOOOOOOOOOOD JOB!!!!

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  3. Yes, I like doing homework online. The poor students can go to the public place that have computer to do homework or talk with the teacher for fix out a way he/she can turn in the homework.

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  4. I completely agree with that article , actually on my opinion there are different ways to analyse that this digital education have positive and negative effects. For positive we can say that we always have access to our homework anywhere in the world and for negative is that of course not all people can provide good internet access and computer in their homes , so that becomes a problem but also your sight , it can become worse because of long time spending with computer

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  5. I don’t think poor students who cannot afford Internet can afford textbooks. Personally, I don’t like work online, because social media is too distracting. I like doing work on paper. It helps me to focus better. I also think your idea of using separate sheets of textbook is a great way to save money and time.

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  7. Yes, it is better and very convenient to do homework online, but I also do agree that somehow, home works should not be always done online, for the sake of some students who can't afford Internet or maybe a laptop. About textbooks, in my own opinion, I think teachers should just pass out worksheets for homework. Textbooks can also be expensive and a hassle to carry it when going to school. :)

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