With an older generation of readers gradually leaving us, and a new generation of non-readers filing in, I'm finding it hard to believe that books still hold that appeal they once did. Obviously books will stay with us and stay popular to some extent, but are they becoming a thing of the past? I have started to realize that books are becoming 'the second choice' or the 'slow and useless sort' and are neglected for the good ole' gaming gadget, or as you might say: the computer. Of course a computer has its advances, but what information does it take hold of that a book doesn't? In the internet, you have many sources. It may be the faster and more organized way to find things out. What with the click of a button 10 results will pop up on your screen. But fast doesn't stand for reliable. So what I'm asking here is, which of these choices is better for learning?

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"iMuffin" wrote:

With an older generation of readers gradually leaving us, and a new generation of non-readers filing in, I'm finding it hard to believe that books still hold that appeal they once did. Obviously books will stay with us and stay popular to some extent, but are they becoming a thing of the past? I have started to realize that books are becoming 'the second choice' or the 'slow and useless sort' and are neglected for the good ole' gaming gadget, or as you might say: the computer. Of course a computer has its advances, but what information does it take hold of that a book doesn't? In the internet, you have many sources. It may be the faster and more organized way to find things out. What with the click of a button 10 results will pop up on your screen. But fast doesn't stand for reliable. So what I'm asking here is, which of these choices is better for learning?

Ight, she ↑ did some paragraph.. so imma sum it up. Internet is better (o_o) cuz it tells us about everything. A "Book" only will list ONE so therefore .. Internet won (u_u)

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I understand. But you are referring to a book. Not books themselves. Yes, the internet tells us 'everything', but not everything on the internet is always right. On the internet people can share whatever false information they want, but a published book has to be checked and verified.

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"iMuffin" wrote:

I understand. But you are referring to a book. Not books themselves. Yes, the internet tells us 'everything', but not everything on the internet is always right. On the internet people can share whatever false information they want, but a published book has to be checked and verified.

Yea.. but a book take to long .. and if you go to website that has .org at the end of it then its real. but false info on the internet rarely happens.. I get A's on my HW

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As I was saying before, the internet may be the speedier choice, but the internet is not always correct. I'm not trying to say that I never research things over the internet, or that I'm a total bookworm. But books are much more reliable, you can count on the author to get most things right. If the book is a big lie, then it probably wouldn't be published. On the internet you can take into so much false information. But in published and professional books there is nothing to worry about. Just because a book is slow, it doesn't mean it isn't good.

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"DEVOL" wrote:

"iMuffin" wrote:

I understand. But you are referring to a book. Not books themselves. Yes, the internet tells us 'everything', but not everything on the internet is always right. On the internet people can share whatever false information they want, but a published book has to be checked and verified.

Yea.. but a book take to long .. and if you go to website that has .org at the end of it then its real. but false info on the internet rarely happens.. I get A's on my HW

It's real because it has .org at the end? good luck using that "fact" to verify your sources in later life! As far as books vs the internet goes, I think it's important to use a combination. Yes, internet has many readily available sources, But one must varify those sources. I'll use wikipedia as an example. lets pretend I'm doing a project on pickles. I go to wikipedia and it says "pickles were made by dinosaurs to make fires" Obviously, it's untrue. I cannot take it on face value as anyone can edit wikipedia. (same as anyone can build a fake website) you gotta check the source, if one is provided, and verify that it's trustworthy.  if one is not provided you google the phrase and see what comes up. Always double check. If the source is a book, read it to find more info. it's not like you can't mentally scan for keywords. I remember, a few years back, a teacher who set up a website about a tree climbing squid and gave it to her students telling them to complete a worksheet. she asked how many thought it was true and most of them did- some even thought it was true after she reviled that it was a hoax!

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actually, false reports and out of date books can be published, so it's best to check out the authors online and see how uptodate the book is too.

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"ImSoOld" wrote:

"DEVOL" wrote:

"iMuffin" wrote:

I understand. But you are referring to a book. Not books themselves. Yes, the internet tells us 'everything', but not everything on the internet is always right. On the internet people can share whatever false information they want, but a published book has to be checked and verified.

Yea.. but a book take to long .. and if you go to website that has .org at the end of it then its real. but false info on the internet rarely happens.. I get A's on my HW

It's real because it has .org at the end? good luck using that "fact" to verify your sources in later life! As far as books vs the internet goes, I think it's important to use a combination. Yes, internet has many readily available sources, But one must varify those sources. I'll use wikipedia as an example. lets pretend I'm doing a project on pickles. I go to wikipedia and it says "pickles were made by dinosaurs to make fires" Obviously, it's untrue. I cannot take it on face value as anyone can edit wikipedia. (same as anyone can build a fake website) you gotta check the source, if one is provided, and verify that it's trustworthy.  if one is not provided you google the phrase and see what comes up. Always double check. If the source is a book, read it to find more info. it's not like you can't mentally scan for keywords. I remember, a few years back, a teacher who set up a website about a tree climbing squid and gave it to her students telling them to complete a worksheet. she asked how many thought it was true and most of them did- some even thought it was true after she reviled that it was a hoax!

Bruh thats to long, i aint readin ALL that.. but i do know how to get sources (~.~) ..

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"ImSoOld" wrote:

actually, false reports and out of date books can be published, so it's best to check out the authors online and see how uptodate the book is too.

"online"

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"DEVOL" wrote:

"ImSoOld" wrote:

"DEVOL" wrote:

"iMuffin" wrote:

I understand. But you are referring to a book. Not books themselves. Yes, the internet tells us 'everything', but not everything on the internet is always right. On the internet people can share whatever false information they want, but a published book has to be checked and verified.

Yea.. but a book take to long .. and if you go to website that has .org at the end of it then its real. but false info on the internet rarely happens.. I get A's on my HW

It's real because it has .org at the end? good luck using that "fact" to verify your sources in later life! As far as books vs the internet goes, I think it's important to use a combination. Yes, internet has many readily available sources, But one must varify those sources. I'll use wikipedia as an example. lets pretend I'm doing a project on pickles. I go to wikipedia and it says "pickles were made by dinosaurs to make fires" Obviously, it's untrue. I cannot take it on face value as anyone can edit wikipedia. (same as anyone can build a fake website) you gotta check the source, if one is provided, and verify that it's trustworthy.  if one is not provided you google the phrase and see what comes up. Always double check. If the source is a book, read it to find more info. it's not like you can't mentally scan for keywords. I remember, a few years back, a teacher who set up a website about a tree climbing squid and gave it to her students telling them to complete a worksheet. she asked how many thought it was true and most of them did- some even thought it was true after she reviled that it was a hoax!

Bruh thats to long, i aint readin ALL that.. but i do know how to get sources (~.~) ..

you know how to get them, as does everyone. but how careful are you in verifying them? With "it has .org at the end" you're not doing too great at verifying the source. Is what you got from the .org site unbiased? well researched? does it come from a trustworthy source? never assume that a website has verified it's sources. If you're not going to simply "tl:dr" you're not going to get far in researching something or in debating.

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