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Almost every of the abovementioned arguments can be considered biased and it is not that difficult to find a counterargument supporting traditionalists who keep on fighting the computer progress.
The amount of information today is increasing very swiftly and lots of specialists who come to their first working places are surprised as their knowledge is a bit obsolete. So, most companies do offer initial training, teaching all the necessary duties and tasks crucial for future employment. And computers really turn quite easy to learn these days, as most software manufacturers tend to create an intuitive design which demands no special training. It would be no fair to say that a person who has seen the computer for the third time in his or her life will be as competent in it as a one who is computer-literate. But as far as a computer is only a tool but not the main object of some profession, the difference is not that crucial. Though nevertheless many companies still prefer to get a ready-made specialist than spend their own time and money on teaching a one from scratch.
When dealing with children’s intellectual developments and personal achievements one may think that children with computers at home or those using a computer at school are getting better marks. But, in fact, according to the latest research it is not true. In addition, real creativity may dwell only in ill-defined environments which are rather an incentive for it. Logic-symbolic thinking forced by computers may hamper other ways of understanding and assessing the surrounding world. Content rich educational materials deprive persons of the necessity to imagine themselves. And what bothers lots of psychologists computers speed up mental and psychological development making children and teenagers behave like adults and disappearance of childhood or an adolescence my have a serious impact on future adult life. However, it is yet unclear which in particular.
No matter a child or a teenager, they both need some guidance. And the teaching process should satisfy that need. Quite few people can boast of having enough strength and discipline to control themselves every day. The same stands true for children and teenagers. In addition, from the libertarian point of view unlimited freedom for information access is nice. But is it really? Should not children and teenagers be taught some basic values focusing on the state ideology? Is a 13 or 14 year old able to understand that American values such as freedom and human values are worth fighting for after reviewing pictures of bombed premises somewhere in Iraq? Education seems to be a very precious instrument of forming a person understanding of the surrounding world and it is certainly should be guided and watched upon.