The advantages and disadvantages of computer usage by children
... more, through the vivid computer-aid-educational software, computers attract to children and can draw their full attention, which often results in a deeper focus and concentration. Computers are used in classrooms across the world and being used in almost every subject as a teaching tool. Contrast to the traditional education, computer-aid-education is a more efficient and more direct. Children can grasp the knowledge easily. What is more, when children operate computers, they will build positive attitudes toward things they haven’t met before. And will develop their self-confidence and self-esteem as they master computer skills and use the computer to make things happen. With the development of computer science, more and more advanced software appear. Some of them are educational software; help people to learn new knowledge or skills. But majority numbers of software entertain people. People use computer chat through the Internet; see movies; listen music; and play PC games. These wonderful wonders always attract to inquisitive children. They like to spend too much time before the computer, and forget study. So it will cause children indulge into the computer’s entertainment, even do not like to go to school. There is survey held by Shandong Youth Union. The result of survey shows that the majority of children’s computer usage is entertainment. The chart below shows the information about the computer usage by children. The chart shows that the majority of computer usage by children is PC games. And then is Internet web surfing. No doubting that proper PC games playing and internet web surfing can entertain children, relax them from heavy school works. But if children indulge in them too much, there will be lots of vice effects: Firstly, children will be influenced by some violence and strong language in some of PC games; these are not good for the growth of children. There was a report that a teenage influenced by a famous PC game, want to play hero in the really life. So he shot others with gun and caused some died. Also there were some reports that some of children were over-stimulated by fast-action games. Secondly, spending too much time before the screen of the computer is not good for the children’s vision. If children use computer in a long time without rest, the eyes will be very tired. Especially playing PC games, the flash graphics do harm to children’s...