Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by iwashere85 at 8:11 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 This is a serious post. Take it seriously, intellects. Some of you might remember when there was no Internet. I have realized that if there wasn't an Internet, my grades would be significantly better. So, Imagine a world without: LiveWire MySpace Facebook AIM, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, etc YouTube All other Websites Now, Do you think your grades would be improved if there was no Internet, or Do you think that if you refrained from using the Internet for a semester your grades would improve? Now, Remember, research was done in the libraries... -- Posted by barnabas at 8:12 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I gave away my computer my second semster of my junior year, and my homework habits have drastically increased since then. -- Posted by drifting at 8:13 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I think I would still find a way to put my work off. I would either start reading, watching TV, etc. The fact of the matter is, I just dont like doing homework or studying. -- Posted by BREAKBOY at 8:14 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 Quote: from iwashere85 Now, Remember, research was done in the libraries... Hehe, on the library computers.  I say YES, I would be doing my work RIGHT NOW. -- Posted by Hosko at 8:14 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I would be an A grade student without the internet. I became addicted to Habbo.co.uk during my GCSE's, and now Livewire for my A-levels... -- Posted by HannahBEE at 8:15 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I do believe my grades and homework participation would increase, but maybe not too drastically, simply because I'd find another way to procrastinate. -- Posted by zcbgameshark at 8:15 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 My grades would definitely improve; I spend so much time just refreshing livewire, browsing youtube, or just looking for fun websites to play around with.  If I didn't have something that I enjoyed and was this easy to do from home, I think I would spend a lot of the time studying or doing school work. -- Posted by iwashere85 at 8:18 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 violaghost: The grades would certainly improve - without internet, we would be forced to go back to the good old fashioned research method - looking for the right books in a library. Learning would be more propelled by intellectual curiosity, while there would be far less distraction to prevent us from our studies. -- Posted by Ju5tin at 8:26 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I think my grades would be a lot higher. The only thing is, the internet can provide information a lot faster than you can search for the right books. The only problem is the information on the internet can often be very misleading, even on sites like Wikipedia and so on. -- Posted by TheOtherHorseman at 8:27 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 My grades would probably suffer profoundly without access to the internet. It allows me easy access to information which can be readily verified with other sources. If one can resist the temptation of irresponsible jackassery to a sufficient degree, the internet is a beneficial tool. -- Posted by Most of LiveWire at 8:29 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 My grades wouldn't have changed. I didn't fail because of the internet... but it gave me something to do after I did. -- Posted by branflakes at 8:57 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 Not to sound like a douche but, even with the internets, I've basically managed to keep up straight A's. Don't ask me how because I truly don't know. -- Posted by Bacon at 9:33 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I'm kinda the same as branflakes. Sure, I could have gone better at my end of school exams, but quite frankly I got a final result that was far better than I needed to get into my top university course preference. But I see how the internet may be a problem for some students. -- Posted by Spice at 12:54 am on Feb. 15, 2008 No. My work suffered because of home issues. My work was always done anyway. though in year 10 I did go from an A student across the board to a C/D student. That's when I got friends really, haha. [I was a serious loner] -- Posted by derailedjet at 2:41 am on Feb. 15, 2008 I feel my computer is an integral part of my studies. For that matter, if I didn't have a computer, or the Internet didn't exist, I wouldn't have a major/field of study (computer engineering). But I digress. I don't get the best grades, and I know I can do much better. However, I can confidently say the Internet provides much less of a distraction than my desire to "party" and have fun instead of studying. Oh, and I'm also pretty damn lazy. -- Posted by Behringer at 3:59 am on Feb. 15, 2008 For a lot of my studies, I feel the the computer is quite essential. However there would always be the library resources...when I could get to the library. Other than that though, I believe that, yes, in fact my grades would most likely improve if not for the internet. -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 5:11 am on Feb. 15, 2008 I think it would honestly vary from person to person. I know that my homework habits were actually worse when I didn't have internet and would spend all of my time either reading or watching TV, rather than doing my homework. At least on the computer, I could multi-task...write a paper while reading my friend's LJ or do some research while debating religion. My brother's a different story...he doesn't multi-task, so when he's on the internet, he's focused on whatever he's doing, whether it's designing graphics, roleplaying or chatting with a friend. His grades have suffered from the use of the internet. So really...it's a person-to-person thing. I know that I probably couldn't have gotten through college without having an internet window open whenever I was working on a paper, but I'm a natural multi-tasker. Someone else who isn't a multi-tasker would probably find it too distracting. -- Posted by Prince o palities at 5:55 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:12 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I gave away my computer my second semster of my junior year, and my homework habits have drastically increased since then. I too have no Internet in my house.  (Or TV or phone.)  All o that equates to a lot of quality time with my wife and a 4.0 GPA for the last 2 or 3 semesters. -- Posted by IMPULSE at 6:49 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Yeah, my grades would be significantly better. However, the computer and the Internet has played a major part in terms of helping me prepare for tests and exams. There were times when I didn't have notes on a certain formula, and all I had to do was go online. -- Posted by TheOtherHorseman at 7:34 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from Prince o palities at 8:55 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:12 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I gave away my computer my second semster of my junior year, and my homework habits have drastically increased since then. I too have no Internet in my house.  (Or TV or phone.)  All o that equates to a lot of quality time with my wife and a 4.0 GPA for the last 2 or 3 semesters. I would miss not having the internet or television, but I think I would miss being able to rapidly contact emergency services most of all. -- Posted by Aero360 at 7:40 am on Feb. 15, 2008 No, my grades would be lower without the Internet.  First of all, I've used sites such as Spark Notes to help understand novels that I would not have been able to understand on my own, so my English grades have increased for that reason.  Also, even before the Internet, I focused on my studies as much before I had the Internet as I do now. -- Posted by barnabas at 7:45 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from TheOtherHorseman at 9:34 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from Prince o palities at 8:55 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:12 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I gave away my computer my second semster of my junior year, and my homework habits have drastically increased since then.    I too have no Internet in my house. (Or TV or phone.) All o that equates to a lot of quality time with my wife and a 4.0 GPA for the last 2 or 3 semesters. I would miss not having the internet or television, but I think I would miss being able to rapidly contact emergency services most of all. Do you honestly have to contact emergency services very often? -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 7:47 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:45 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Do you honestly have to contact emergency services very often? Probably not, but if my spouse has a heart attack or the house starts burning down or someone breaks in, I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle of going to someone else's house in order to call 911. Adds stress to an already difficult situation and all that. EDIT: On second thought, if the house was burning down, I'd want to go to someone else's house, regardless of whether or not I have a phone. The others still stand. -- Posted by Prince o palities at 7:47 am on Feb. 15, 2008 He's an accident prone occidental. -- Posted by barnabas at 7:50 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 9:47 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:45 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Do you honestly have to contact emergency services very often? Probably not, but if my spouse has a heart attack or the house starts burning down or someone breaks in, I'd rather not have to deal with the hassle of going to someone else's house in order to call 911. Adds stress to an already difficult situation and all that. EDIT: On second thought, if the house was burning down, I'd want to go to someone else's house, regardless of whether or not I have a phone. The others still stand. Relying on the good will of others can be...touch and go sometimes...thats true. -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 7:51 am on Feb. 15, 2008 It'd also depend where I lived and who my neighbors were, but it's not a chance I'd want to take. Yeah, the chances of a break-in/medical emergency happening are relatively small, but I wouldn't want to find myself in that situation, find my neighbors not home and find myself panicking because my house was being robbed or someone in my house was dying and I couldn't find a phone to call for help. -- Posted by RelientKFan824 at 8:06 am on Feb. 15, 2008 I don't think the Internet makes a significant difference in my studying and homework habits.  My college grades are better than my high school grades and I have far more opportunities to waste time on the Internet now than I did before (my own laptop, a gazillion computers in the library available at any time).  That said, I don't think better grades are necessarily the result of the Internet, but are related more directly to prioritizing and being more disciplined. -- Posted by barnabas at 8:55 am on Feb. 15, 2008 prioritizing and discipline are indeed key elements. the internet is what you make of it, a tool or a hurt. Some people just have better self control than others. -- Posted by TheOtherHorseman at 11:33 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:45 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from TheOtherHorseman at 9:34 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from Prince o palities at 8:55 am on Feb. 15, 2008 Quote: from barnabas at 10:12 pm on Feb. 14, 2008 I gave away my computer my second semster of my junior year, and my homework habits have drastically increased since then.     I too have no Internet in my house.  (Or TV or phone.)  All o that equates to a lot of quality time with my wife and a 4.0 GPA for the last 2 or 3 semesters.    I would miss not having the internet or television, but I think I would miss being able to rapidly contact emergency services most of all. Do you honestly have to contact emergency services very often? I have never needed to contact them, but that is irrelevant. It only needs to happen once in a lifetime when you can't do it fast enough for it to matter forever. While one could go to a neighbor, that is extra time, especially because there is no guarantee that they'll be there or readily available. With lots of problems like serious heart attacks and strokes, time is critical. A few minutes can mean life or death in a severe situation, and even a handful of seconds could separate normality from brain damage. -- Posted by rcduggan at 7:34 pm on Feb. 15, 2008 I spend so much time on history (and AH) websites, that sometimes it seems like I get half of my history knowledge from them. it's definitely better to be getting some outside sources besides the textbook sometimes. And I don't use Facebook or Myspace at all, and barely use Youtube and instant messengers. Livewire is at most half an hour a day, so I don't think my grades would change significantly if I stopped using them. Pages: 1 2  Next