On Students’ Surfing the Internet

Nowadays, there is a strange but common phenomenon on campus, that is, when two students meet, they probably talk more about things concerning the Internet rather than their own studies, with words like, “What’s your qq number? ” or “Did you surf online yesterday? ” Whenever you visit an Internet bar, you may find that place is crowded with people, among whom, students are in the great majority. Thus, it might as well be said that students’ surfing the Internet has come int o fashion and become a hot topic.

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to students spending their precious time on the Internet? Different people have different opinions. Some say the Internet is an inexhaustible resource which can provide students with fast and abundant information, while others claim that it is harmful for students to surf the Internet since they are likely to be cheated by those unhealthy and false information. As to this question, I do hold that students should not spend too much time on the Internet.

Admittedly, the Internet has been playing an important role in our daily life, through which students can learn things, make friends and send emails, etc. But all these cannot make up for the troubles it has caused to students.

First, it cannot be denied that there remains a great deal of unhealthy information in cyberspace like pornographic pictures, obscene films or

vulgar music and things of that sort. Once attracted by such a powerful magnet, students, especially the innocent ones who are in the age of puberty, appear to have little self-control and tend to be misled, sinking deeper and deeper, even committing crime at last.

Besides, surfing the Internet is rather time and energy-consuming. Some students complain that their real life is monotonous and they regard surfing the Internet the only way to kill time and seek happiness. Nevertheless, the moment they sit before their computers, they seem to forget the whole world, not to mention studies. Sometimes, they will take a whole day and night online, chatting and playing adventurous games. No wonder they cannot help yawning and falling asleep in class the next day. However, once they have recovered from tiredness and regained their vigor, they will surf the Internet again. The Internet is nothing but a sticky spider web, while students are just like insects tied up unfortunately in a trap. With their energy gradually fading, students finally fall victim to the spider. How miserable!

Furthermore, surfing the Internet will, to a great extent, bring extra economic burdens to students who are mainly supported by their families. So far as I know, a student will be charged 1RMB per hour in the Internet bar, then you can imagine how much money he has to pay provided he keeps on surfing online for a few hours everyday.

To sum up, I do not think the Internet does students much good, but

this does not mean that students should not acquire useful information from the Internet. My suggestion is that students should have a right attitude toward the In ternet. They’d better not be preoccupied with the Internet and forget their main task. They should learn how to use the Internet in a proper way.