Oral Blog Entry Six - Picture Comparison 2

The following exercise shall compare these two pictures : picture 1, picture 2

Both pictures describe the learning situation in primary schools although there are many differences between them. In the first picture you can see the children learning from books but in the other picture they are using computers to learn. They are working on their own in the first picture in contrast to the second one where they are working in groups of five persons and they also wear uniforms unlike the other picture.

In my opinion the use of computers for learning can be more effective but also more complicated. Computers can help children to learn if they use them for their investigation about different questions or for presentations. Besides they can work on exercises without buying books or wasting paper in addition teachers can benefit, because it is easier to mark assessments at the computer. On the other side computers can sidetrack the students and it can be difficult for teachers to control a whole class when they are online, of this and many other reasons, the schools should have a balanced education, a mix of both of these pictures.