Gadgets: Boon or Bane?

Mary Catherine L. Pascual

In this new era of science and technology, we have incorporated gadgets (such as cell phones, laptops, computers, iPods, etc...) in our everyday lives.

Many individuals especially students have gadgets together with them. The question is “Do gadgets help or distract students?” To answer this question I list down the advantages and disadvantages of gadgets to one’s life.


  These are some advantages of gadgets:
• A faster way to research information (via internet)
• Sometimes a more effective way of learning (via educational computer programs)
• prepare students for globalized world where computer-literacy is a must.
• Easier way of communication.
• help students if they have difficulties on school work.
• More accessible.
• Gives students recreation.
• A larger source of information.
    And these are the disadvantages:
• Students tend to be lazy.
• Computer games such as online games divert the students attention from  school.
• can be used for procrastination.
• distract students from school work.
• Students lose interest in school.
• Students waste their time in front of the gadgets instead of having family bonding.

          As a student, it helps me a lot especially in providing answers to my problems. Just one click on “uncle Google” and it will show me the answers. And as a writer it is easier to produce a newspaper using the advance technology not like before.

        Gadgets make many things more efficient, but like every other aspect of life; they have their own set of disadvantages as well.
If I were to ask, it will still depend on the purpose of the user that determines the usefulness or futility of innovations.