Int Intern ernet Has Done More Harm Than Good To Students 1st Speaker Opposition Thank you Mdm/Mr. Speaker. Mdm/Mr speaker of the House, the respected panel of adjudicators, the ever-precise timekeeper, my worthy oppon opponent ents, s, ladie ladies s and and gent gentlem lemen en member members s of the parlia parliame ment, nt, good good morning/afternoon to all. As the Opposit Opposition ion Leader Leader,, it would would be my duty to refute the motion for today Inte Intern rnet et Has Done Done More More Harm Than Good To Students . We belie believe ve that that Inte Intern rnet et Has Has Done Done More Good Than Harm To Students The gove governm rnmen entt team team,, ladies ladies and and gentle gentleme men n may throw the sand sand of confusion and untruth in your face to hide hide the the actu actual al fact. fact. Howe However ver,, I’m conf confid iden entt afte afterr we are are fini finish shed ed,, everyone will be convinced and had to agree with us on the contrary. On the the whol whole, e, it seem seems s that that the the definition offered by the government is compatible with ours. However, I would still like to speak a little on the matter lest there might be misunderstanding over what we are debating on. According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 2001, Internet means, a computer system that that allo allows ws mill millio ions ns of comp comput uter er users around the world to exchange information. Harm mean means s infl inflic ictt phys physic ical al,, ment mental al or mora morall inju injury ry.. Whereas, good means means having having the right right qualitie qualities. s. And lastly lastly,, Students mean someone, who is studying in a
school, college or university. So the topic topic mean means s intern internet et has has inflic inflicte ted d more physical, mental or moral injury than than provi rovid ding ing good ood qual qualit itie ies s to stude students nts,, which which we belie believe ve is not not true. Before I proceed any further, let me rebut on the point put forward by the Prime Minister. Therefo Therefore re we, the opposit opposition ion team team once once agai again n refu refute te the the moti motion on for for today and we believe that Internet Has Done More Good Than Harm To Students. Stu dents. Members of the parliament, As the Opposition Leader, allow me to provide you with the outline of my team’s case. I will elaborate on how inte intern rnet et can can incr increa ease se stud studen ents ts’’ inte intere rest st in lear learni ning ng.. My Depu Deputy ty Oppo Opposi siti tion on Lead Leader er will will elab elabor orat ate e further on how internet can develop communication skill and how it can bree breed d inde indepe pend nden entt lear learne ners rs.. And And befor before e the conc conclud luding ing speec speech h our our senior Opposition Minister will rebut all the untr untrut uth hful ful points ints and allegations made by the government team so that you will see with definite definite clarity why we believe believe that Inte Intern rnet et Has Done Done More More Good Good Than Harm To Students Having Having laid bare bare the definition definition and our case outline, allow me to present our first argument. Ladies and gentlemen In this IT era, we must always alert on the rapid changing of information or we will be left behind. Internet as a new new techn technolo ologic gical al tool tool does does not not only keep us up-to-date with what is
happening around us, it also prov provid ides es us with ith vast vast amou amount nt of resources which is extremely bene benefi fici cial al for for stud studen ents ts.. How How can can anyone anyone accuse accuse internet internet as harmful harmful when when it pres presen ents ts its its user users s with with a multitude choice of information? Ladies and gentlemen It is well-kno well-known wn that that the resources resources offe offere red d in the the scho school ols, s, coll colleg eges es,, univ univer ersi siti ties es or even even in the the stat state e librarie libraries s are quite quite limited limited.. Student Students s can can easi easily ly beco becom me dem demotiv otivat ated ed when they have to go through the hard hard way way to acqu acquir ire e know knowle ledg dge. e. Access to the internet removes this hindrance faced by students. Through internet students could find many many bene benefi fici cial al reso resour urce ces s fro from historical to scientific data. Moreover, internet also makes the process of acquir acquiring ing mate materia rials ls much much quick quicker er than the traditional traditional method. Students can brows browse e nume numerou rous s sour sources ces in just just one one sittin sitting g inste instead ad of flipp flipping ing through books in the library for hours whic which h is not not only only bori boring ng but but also also tiri tiring ng.. Thus Thus,, stud studen ents ts can can spen spend d more time on studying. Members of the House, Furt Furthe herm rmor ore, e, Smit Smith h Lawr Lawren ence ce,, a professor, in his research stated that stud studen ents ts are are lear learni ning ng bett better er and and faster faster with with this this new techn technolo ology gy.. It has has boos booste ted d stu student dents’ s’ prob proble lemmsolving solving skills skills and thinkin thinking g skills. skills. Is this what you call harmful, my worthy opponents? Please think again. Ladies and gentlemen In addition, the quick change in sites and the difference in looks, pres presen enta tati tion on and and orga organi nisa sati tion on of materials also offer new excitement
ever every y time time the the stud studen ents ts acce access ss a new site. te. Thus hus, it will ill incr ncrease ase stude students nts’’ intere interest st in learn learning ing new things things everyd everyday ay.. Even Even influ influen entia tiall people people as Thomas Thomas Edison, Edison, William William Leven Levenso son, n, B.F B.F. Skinn Skinner er and and many many others proclaimed that new tech echnolog logica ical devic evice es suc such as int interne rnet would vas vastly inc increas ease student’s interest in learning. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, it is undeniable that internet brings lots of bene benefi fits ts to stud studen ents ts becau ecause se it provides them with a quick access to the vast vast amoun amountt of reso resourc urces es that that could attract them to study. My colleagues will further convince you that that Interne Internett Has Done More More Good Than Harm To Students with their concrete arguments. With that I bow, thank you.
Inte Intern rnet et Does Does More More Good Good Than Than Harm To Students 2nd Speaker Opposition Thank you Mdm/Mr. Speaker. Mdm/Mr speaker of the House, the respected panel of adjudicators, the ever-precise timekeeper, my worthy oppon opponent ents, s, ladie ladies s and and gent gentlem lemen en member members s of the parlia parliame ment, nt, good good morning/afternoon to all. As the Deputy Opposition Leader, it would would be my duty duty to conti continue nue the battle by refuting all the misunderstood facts put forward by the government team and convinced you that that Internet Internet Has Done Done More More Good Than Harm To Students The gove governm rnmen entt team team,, ladies ladies and and gent gentle leme men, n, has has made made all all of here here confuse by telling us that... (Rebuttal) There Therefor fore, e, ladie ladies s and and gentl gentlem emen, en, bear with us and after we are finished I am convinced that you will agree that Internet Has Done More Good Than Harm To Students Now let me proceed with our second argu argume ment nt which hich is Inte Intern rnet et can can improv improve e stude student nts’ s’ comm communi unicat cation ion skill. Ladies and Gentlemen, if you think that students are alone when they sit in front front of comp comput uter er,, starin staring g at the the screen screen,, you you are absolu absolute tely ly wrong wrong.. Actually, these students are com communic unica atin ting with ith frie riends all aro around the the world. ld. By using ing the internet, communicating with friends arou around nd the the world orld is as easy easy and and
cheap as communicating with friends across town. There are many servic rvice es off offered red in the the net tha that actually aides in developing students’ comm commun unic icat atio ion n skil skilll such such as web web sites, sites, email email,, insta instantnt-mes messa sage ge and and chat rooms. When using internet to communicate, communicate, students can expand their social network. Their friends not only limit imite ed to tho those at schoo hool. Further Furthermor more, e, Lenhart Lenhart,, Rainie, Rainie, and Lewis, professors from UCLA repor ported ted in their eir research rch tha that intern internet et plays plays an impor importan tantt role role in maintaining and improving rela relati tion onsh ship ips s with with frie friend nds, s, fami family ly members and teachers or professors. Moreover, by commun communicat icating ing with friends friends all over the world, students will also understand the importance of lear learn ning ing fore foreig ign n lan language. For students students who already already know foreign foreign language, internet offers exceptional oppo opport rtun unit itie ies s for for prac practi tisi sing ng thei their r newly acqui quired red lan language skill through communicating with students who are native speaker of the language. Ladies and gentlemen, Besi Beside des, s, inte intern rnet et also lso can can rais raise e child ildren ren’s cultu ltural ral awaren reness. ss. Through communicating with friends all over the world, students are now able to learn about different parts of the world without even going there. They can learn about others cultures, customs, and geographical location and so on. Of course it will help them when they want to further their study in the country. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, if you can view this intelligent tool (as it is called) positively, you can see how
our students can gain lots of advan advantag tages es that that can can help help them them in this ICT era. Now, Now, I come come to our our last last argum argument ent whic which h is inte intern rnet et has has done one more ore good than harm by breeding independent learners. Members of the House, As the information age is arising into our our socie ociety ty,, stud studen ents ts no long longer er depend on teachers to provide them with informa information tion.. Internet Internet,, does does not only connect students to the world, it also expand time for learning beyond the the scho school ol hour hours. s. The The proc proces ess s of lea learni rning is stil till contin tinues ues eve even thou though gh they they are are in thei theirr home homes. s. Consequ Consequently ently,, students students are able to learn different kinds of thing on their own. own. With With this this ‘glo ‘globa ball clas classr sroo oom’ m’ inte intern rnet et prov provid ide e us, us, stud studen ents ts can can now now lear learn n from from the the net net that that thei their r teac teache hers rs migh mightt not know know of and and expa expand nd from from this this know knowle ledg dge. e. It act actual ually benefit efits s stu student ents and teachers alike. Members of the House, According According to Parker, a researcher’ researcher’ in his surve rvey, “The Internet and Schoo School”, l”, he found found that, that, the use of netw networ orks ks can can be a moti motiva vato torr for for studen students ts and and it can can encou encoura rage ge the kind of independence and autonomy that many educators agree is important for students to achieve in their learning process. Another researcher researcher,, Tripp Tripp Doepner, Doepner, stated stated that independ independent ent knowledg knowledge e and learning often gives an individual an unquenchable thirst in pursuing of how much more they do not know. The internet will help the educators
to reach their elusive goal of developing lifelong learners. This is what what we want want all all this this long long,, righ right? t? Students who have interest in study and students who do not depend on teacher to spoon feed them with all the notes and information Ladies and Gentlemen, the need to keep students interested in acquiring knowled ledge is a pri priority rity to help students students in living living in this challengin challenging g world and internet does help educato ators to breed reed the kind of students who can learn on their own. There Therefo fore, re, ladies ladies and and gent gentlem lemen en,, memb member ers s of the the parl parlia iame ment nt,, I am sure now you you believe believe that Internet Has Done More Good Than Harm To Students. Students. My senior senior opposit opposition ion members will further convinced you with his arguments. With that I rest my case.
The Intern Internet et is the world' world'ss large largest st library. It's just that all all the books are are on the floor. ~John Allen Paulos The Internet is becoming the town squa square re for for the global obal vil villag lage of tomorrow. ~Bill Gates Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Inter Internet net is regar regarded ded as backw backward ard.. ~Al-Waleed bin Talal We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people. Pierre Pier re Omidy Omidyar ar - Technology - People Internet I agree completely with my son James when he says 'Internet is like electricity. The latter lights up everything, while the former lights up knowledge'. Kerry Packer Packer - Internet - Knowledge -
