One of the writing prompts from school asks:
"a recent newspaper editorial states that children under the age of 16 should not be allowed to use the internet without supervision. Do you agree or disagree?"
anyone have any ideas?
2007-09-17 08:37:03 · 4 answers · asked by so daff 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
One of the writing prompts from school asks:
"a recent newspaper editorial states that children under the age of 16 should not be allowed to use the internet without supervision. Do you agree or disagree?"
I realize that this is an opinion question, and im taking the side of disagree. In the essay i'll be writing about privacy, but im not too sure what other topics to bring up. does anyone have any ideas?
2007-09-17 09:40:50 · update #1
The question is asking for YOUR opinion, not mine or anybody elses. Just write about what YOU think about the editorial.
2007-09-17 09:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by catsmeowjrk2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This prompt sounds like the teacher isn't looking at what side you choose, but is looking at how well you argue your point. The key here is to pick a side (which ever you agree with) and write an essay not just stating if you agree with the statement or not, but arguing your side with examples. Keep in mind that you don't have to choose one side completely. For example, you can say: "While I think that children under 16 should be able to use the internet without adult supervision, I do think that some restrictions are needed to ensure a fun, but safe experience for them." Then go into some alternatives for adult supervision, like programs that block "bad" sites. If you decide to take the other route and take the side of the author of the newspaper editorial, you could look up some statistics about children and internet use. One real example that I just looked up is: National statistics show that 1 in 5 children are sexually solicited on the Internet. The source for this statistic is below.
Hope that this makes some sense!
Good Luck!
2007-09-17 15:55:02 · answer #2 · answered by <('_')> 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a moot question. Who's gonna stop them? Parents? Schools? Voluntarily abstain? Not likely. It's like stopping adolescents from riding in cars, playing Nintendo or sex. It matters not whether it's allowed, so go ahead, disallow, forbid, sanction, block, stymie whatever, cuz it ain't gonna make no difference no how.
2007-09-17 15:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Level 7 is Best 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write what your opinion is. Do YOU agree or disagree. why are you asking for ideas when the question is asking for YOUR opinion.
2007-09-17 15:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by blue-eyez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋