Social media & education
As we know education plays an indispensable role in this competitive era. It provides numerous opportunities to get a better life by improving one’s knowledge and skills and develops the personality and attitude of an intellectual.
A good education is extremely essential for everyone to grow and succeed in life. It is education which assists you to overcome the hazards by expanding the creativity and mentality.
Education helps us to recognize our inner power and polish our skills; it makes us more energized and prepares us to face the world but with woefully I have to declare it that social media has brought a severe impact on the education system although it is beneficiary but it made the students more addicted with fruitless circular activities.
The new generation is too much engaged with the technical world that they have literally lost the importance of education. According to a research the results showed that 97% of the students used social media applications.
Only 1% used social media for academic purposes. Whereas 35% used these platforms to chat with others, 43% browsed these sites to pass time. Moreover, 57% were addicted to social media. Additionally, 52% reported that social media use had affected their learning activities, 66% felt more drawn toward social media than toward academic activities, and 74% spent their free time on social media platforms.
Lastly, I want to mention that these habitual behaviours can distract students from their academic work, adversely affect their academic performance, social interaction and sleep duration, and lead to a sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity, which in turn can render them vulnerable to non-communicable diseases and mental health problems.
Source: Pakistan Observer (Editorial) (Writer name: SAIMA NAIKBAKTH)
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