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While the knowledge acquired through games and films may be more enduring than that acquired through books, the distractions caused by such activities, coupled with the decrease in students’ attention spans, act as deterrents for those advocating the replacement of books with motion pictures and electronic games. Exposing students to hours of videos and games may prove enjoyable for them, but there is no guarantee that they will not get distracted while playing or watching. Maintaining focus becomes a formidable task. Some parents, not wanting to hinder their children’s enjoyment during these classes, as they vicariously live through their children, prefer to enroll them in schools where the curriculum revolves around games and similar activities rather than books, since they have already experienced the slow passage of time during regular school hours.
In conclusion, as schools aim to equip students for their future careers and lives, they must adopt innovative methods to make classes more interactive and enjoyable. However, the potential negative effects of excessive reliance on learning aids such as films and group games should not be ignored, as they can lead to easily distracted students whose attention wavers. I concur with the integration of technology and fun as supplementary educational tools, but the adverse consequences give rise to doubts in my mind when considering a school for my child where the scent of flipping through a book is absent.
