The Importance of Reading
«Reading must be one of the hobbies of a teenager»
Todays teenagers do not read as many books as a teenager even 10 or 20 years back used to. Why is it so?
Reading is important nowadays. In this modern era, we have advance technology which made many things that seemed impossible to be done happened. The advancement of the Internet and computers made the teenagers to have a much enjoyable life. Teens can get so many more things than they can get from a book from the Internet. There are websites which will give plenty of information like “Wikipedia”. When we are reading a book, we are learning things in a much more boring way. Books provide information which was written by the writer and we will not learn more from the book. Teenagers are more familiar with the internet than the book as they are more exposed to the internet. The forums online might also be another reason. Teenagers can speak and share with the other people from all parts of the world. Sharing with others will be fun and we can learn more than a book can provide. On the other hand, reading is important because it is not just about communication or learning. It is an all in one package where you learn interesting and capturing facts and ideas from people all across time and space. Along with that you developer your concentration and attention giving skills. Most of todays "multitasking teenagers" are talented but they have a very short attention span. This can be a problem in later life. Reading gives them much needed practice, practicing to concentrate and think in one direction keeping the mind open and responsive at the same time. Therefore I think that reading is important.
Todays teenagers do not read as many books as a teenager even 10 or 20 years back used to. Why is it so?
Reading is important nowadays. In this modern era, we have advance technology which made many things that seemed impossible to be done happened. The advancement of the Internet and computers made the teenagers to have a much enjoyable life. Teens can get so many more things than they can get from a book from the Internet. There are websites which will give plenty of information like “Wikipedia”. When we are reading a book, we are learning things in a much more boring way. Books provide information which was written by the writer and we will not learn more from the book. Teenagers are more familiar with the internet than the book as they are more exposed to the internet. The forums online might also be another reason. Teenagers can speak and share with the other people from all parts of the world. Sharing with others will be fun and we can learn more than a book can provide. On the other hand, reading is important because it is not just about communication or learning. It is an all in one package where you learn interesting and capturing facts and ideas from people all across time and space. Along with that you developer your concentration and attention giving skills. Most of todays "multitasking teenagers" are talented but they have a very short attention span. This can be a problem in later life. Reading gives them much needed practice, practicing to concentrate and think in one direction keeping the mind open and responsive at the same time. Therefore I think that reading is important.