{"id":17673,"date":"2014-03-02T21:43:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T21:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/2014\/03\/dont-forget-to-wonder-has-the-internet-made-knowledge-too-easy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:44:34","slug":"dont-forget-to-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/dont-forget-to-wonder\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Forget to Wonder: Has the Internet Made Knowledge Too Easy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Albert Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s nice to think of the Internet as a wonderful invention that has made our lives both richer and more efficient. It’s a nice notion and it’s an accurate one\u2014the Internet has changed our lives for the better. We can now communicate with people from all four corners of the globe. We can share, swap, and gain as much knowledge as we could ever want or need. There are no negatives associated with instant knowledge\u2014or are there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to school children, the influence of the internet is massive\u2014even more so now that everybody has at least one mobile device in their pocket at all times. If you have a question that needs answering, you no longer have to wait until you can sit down in front of a desktop computer. You simply have to pull out your iPhone or Android device and type your question into Google. You will have an answer within a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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It’s nice to think of the Internet as a wonderful invention that has made our lives both richer and more efficient. It’s a nice notion and it’s an accurate one\u2014the Internet has changed our lives for the better. We can now communicate with people from all four corners of the globe. We can share, swap, and gain as much knowledge as we could ever want or need. 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