The new generation of textbooks

By Xènia Nogué

The new computers for the students of 1st and 2nd ESO classes are very controversial. Some people say that they are good for the pupils because they can learn to use a computer and do not have to carry books all over the place every day.

However, I think that this is stupid because most students of this age already know how to use a computer and they still have to carry the laptop, along with some books. On top of that, they can buy books for the computer for only 30€ but I think that at this price the quality will probably be low.

In general I think that these computers are bad for students' health because they spend all day sitting on a chair in front of a computer, which I think is bad for their eyes and backs.

Maybe there is something good in this but I cannot see what it is. Maybe it is true that students do not have to carry as much as before, but between their books and their computers they still carry a lot.

I think that working with computers is a good thing but there is something that is wrong here. If students can go online any time they want, they are not going to study. They are playing games online all day and this is not good for their learning process.

For me, it does not matter if they want to play instead of studying. But then all the politicians say that the learning process in Spain is very bad and they are trying to fix it now, but this is not the best way, in my opinion. They could provide computers for all the students but block the internet, or simply block Facebook and the online games.