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Technology, Boon or Bane?

When is technology a help and a burden?

In ancient times, technology or even the word technology never existed, but today, all kinds of machines and gadgets that make life easier already emerged, and it is as if everyday, a gadget is being invented.

Technology boomed as if a nuclear bomb has exploded in a country, and the radiation widely spread around the world. But, the question is, does technology brought only good things?

Really, humans are very intelligent that they have already surpassed their limitation. Humans are too much intelligent that they already forgot what would be the consequences of what they've done.

However, technology has really made our lives today much easier than that of our ancestors. In transportation, technology has brought more convenient innovations, called vehicles that made travelling more comfortable and affordable. Furthermore, it has also made communication easier. Instead of writing letters, it is now easier to reach our loved ones through the use of telephones and cellular phones, and even computers. Moreover, technology has also made our daily lives more convenient because it has brought appliances such as refrigerators, electric fans, air conditioning units, microwaves, dishwashers and the like.

But, the greatest contribution of technology is said to be found in education. Education had become more modernized and innovated that teachers use presentations and computers in discussing a lesson, they create websites for a class and post activities and assignments there. Technology made the work of a teacher much easier. Moreover, learning was also made more fun and meaningful. It is because when teachers use the traditional method, the students tend to be uninterested to the lessons and they seem to be bored. And, this is where technology comes into the picture. Presentations are a very effective way to keep the students attentive. Furthermore, students learn and understand the lesson easier because (it is said that the more senses used, the more the learning) they are not only listening to the teacher but they are also visualizing what he says. Innovations of technology also made learning easier through the creation of some gadgets as calculators, computers, cellular phones and other innovations.

Education at these days had become very convenient that you can learn in your home with just a computer and internet connection. There is this so called on-line education offered by some universities making education convenient. This on-line education is commonly used by busy people like for example, Charice Pempengco. She studies through the on-line education offered by Massachusetts University.

Yes, it’s a fact that technology made life easier, and most specially education. But, does it wend in that? Does technology brought only good things?

Researches show that products of technology have made students lazy and irresponsible. Technology is sometimes harmful, much more if it is abused and misused.

A concrete evidence is the situation of Filipino students today. Teenagers are overwhelmed with the convenience brought by cell phones that they apply what they are used to into daily life in school. Texting which is a feature of a cellular phone, according to researches, has an effect to students’ spelling and grammar skills. Because when students get accustomed to misspelled words and grammatically incorrect sentences, which they are using when texting, they tend to forget what’s right and they apply these mistakes in their school works. One thing that technology has caused is the irresponsibility of students. They are cutting classes just because they cannot wait for the bell to rang so that they can go and play counter strike. Students also sacrifice their time in making assignments and school works for texting, playing Farmville and chatting. Instead of devoting their time in their studies, students are making themselves busy manipulating their gadgets.

People have a mind, a mind full of knowledge and curiosity. And we are blessed that we have the mind to create great things. We must be thankful that human beings were born to be intelligent and that technology emerged out of it. But, too much intelligence, which made us forgot the consequences of what we’ve made, is not good anymore. We must learn to be critical and to think of both sides. In conclusion, technology is not always good because if there is good, there will always be evil. Technology is a boon and a bane depending on how we use it. It’s a help if we properly use it, but it’s not if we abuse and misuse it.