Decline of Reading, Computers, TV Breeding Passive Generation of Students

Seems like the advent of computers and the developing TV and movie industry has produced a more passive and less critical breed of students just like from my tiny country. As it has been said that there were random interviews (this happened in Philippines, and what about here in USA? --- it could less, or more? Hemmm.. ) with several public and private school teachers who revealed that majority of the students today don’t read as much as students of earlier generations. Books just can’t compete with TV shows during homework hours, according to my aunt who is a teacher in our place.

While machines and the electronics media have speeded up computing and communication for students. This has been at the cost of inquisitiveness and analytical thinking among young people. The downward trend in reading among students were also due to failure of parents to instill good reading habits among their children, the overwhelming volume of information available today, peer pressure, teachers’ failure to be more creative in motivating students and careerism. Parents should remember that reading together can become a great alternative to the overdose of television watching, computer games, and surfing to the internet that are a major pastime in many homes today.