In the age of the Internet, have schools become redundant ?

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Do you reali e that thi i a COMPARISON QUESTION... So, COMPARE IN EVERY SINGLE PARAGRAPH ! Without promi ent ompari ons, most essays are only half as su essful ( the half that ondemns schools to redundancy ecause of the Internet ) Why is your discussion limited or haphazard, and - in many cases - simply not getting to the heart of the question .... INTERPRETATION

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Interpretation of topic words at are t e f nctions of schools hy would the Internet not e a perfect substitute for schools ... ... ... ... This is because the Internet and schools have fundamental differences ....

What are these fundamental differences ?

Schools are structured, with s ecific aims (delivered through a rofessionally-set curriculum) and standards to meet, but the Internet is a free-for-all virtual s ace. There is a sense of accountability that schools have to the ublic, but the Internet bears little of such res onsibility. Schools are sheltered environments

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First and foremost, the Internet has been lauded for facilitating learning ... ... So many web tools including Videos, simulations, sound, lay and re lay, online tests, video conferencing ... ... Massive Wealth of information, beyond what textbooks offer ... ... even schools have e-learning activities

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However, the Internet cannot truly re lace schools for learning ... ... Schools have rofessionally selected material / curriculum, but on the Internet, the information may be unreliable ... ... Teachers in schools are still needed to teach and model evaluative skills for students to emulate ... ... ractical sessions in labs are better than just watching simulations ... ... going for tri s, work attachments and voluntary work organised by schools is more ex eriential that reading or watching about them on the internet ... ...Schools remove the distractions such as online games, irrelevant websites, chatting, while substituting assive, sedentary web surfing to more hysical activity or s orts

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The Internet a ears to be an avenue for eo le to nurture the right social skills for the Internet age ... ... It is a life skill to be able to communicate online, and with eo le from other arts of the world ... ... Learn by reading online forums, then by slowly taking art

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However, communicating online can be dangerous ... ... a school can actually hel a erson re are for such real-world communication nline : ossibility of being 'flamed', lied to by imposters, getting caught in petty arguments on forums, being e posed to profanity ... ... Political incorrectness is often seen as de rigeur when online nline relationships can be shallow unless there is off-line communication. But ta ing a relationship beyond cyberspace and into real-life can be a genuine threat ... ... ll this is too warped for any person, especially the young. chools provide a safer environment for young people to socialise ... ... teachers even e plicitly teach the young what to say and do to build healthy relationships

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Next, the Internet has the potential to promote values ... ... Religious, pro-democracy websites, blogs ... ... The overriding faith in the Internet stems from the democratic belief that the good will triumph over the bad since more people are likely to find that what is good makes better sense anyway

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ut if everyone gets airtime in cyberspace, then conflicting views all seem strongly supported ... ... cyberspace is not the place to learn and nurture values, but instead it is a place that a person goes to when he is equipped with a strong enough moral compass This is where schools come in to nurture constructive values