I.T. In English

On Monday, I taught a new cohort of NSS course. There were around 30 participants in the class. We discussed a lot of issues about NSS curriculum. One of the points is I.T. in English Education. One experienced teacher talked about how I.T. manlipulates our lives and he quoted his son as an example. He further commented his son spends a lot of time on I.T. because he needs to do many projects. He said even adults are no exception as they all have to check and send emails and use word-processor for their work. Of course, this experienced colleague did not complain about the present impediment. Instead, he simply reflected the truth. Then, another lady raised a point that I.T. is inevitable in today's world; however, through self-discipline and education, parents and teachers have the responsibility to tell children the purposes of using I.T. and monitor them how to use it. The argument presented by this lady also sounds sensible. Well, we didn't come to any conclusion, but I just concluded by saying that we had to strike a balance between the pros and cons of using I.T. in our everyday life.