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In recent years, as the internet has developed like a surging tide, it has integrated itself into every corner of our lives with an overwhelming presence.
People's leisure time has been maximally released, like birds that have been imprisoned for a long time suddenly gaining access to a vast sky.
Even with just a few seconds to spare, we can find some pleasure in scrolling through social media platforms like WeChat and Weibo.
As our fingers lightly glide across the screen, fragmented pieces of information streak past like meteors, seemingly vibrant and making those fragmented moments feel no longer useless.
But is this really the case?
An ancient saying goes: where there is gain, there must be loss, much like the two ends of a balance scale. While the internet brings us satisfaction and joy, what does it quietly take away from us?
It is like a mysterious thief that steals our precious things when we are not paying attention.
Recently, I had the opportunity to work part-time at a tutoring institution, where my main task was to help elementary school students with their homework.
At first glance, this job seemed like rowing on a calm lake—easy and pleasant—but in reality, it was filled with challenges, akin to suddenly encountering a stormy sea.
Because your target audience seems not to be the elementary school students themselves but rather the powerful internet giants like Baidu and the diminishing critical thinking skills of these students!
It feels as if you were supposed to engage in conversation with a group of vibrant young saplings, only to discover that a vast forest overshadowing them is influencing their growth.
In what should be their most imaginative and carefree years, these seemingly lively children appear to be under a spell, resistant to opening their minds and avoiding even the most basic acts of thinking.
Take math problems as an example; as soon as the questions become slightly lengthy, those dense words and numbers transform into terrifying monsters. They refuse even to look at them and toss them aside like hot potatoes directly to the teacher.
This is akin to an explorer who, when faced with a slightly more complex maze, lacks the courage to even attempt to enter and explore, ultimately giving up.
Without even knowing what the essay topic is, they claim they cannot write and hurriedly rush to the internet as a "safe haven" to find Sample Essays. They are like small boats lost in the ocean of writing, unwilling to try steering themselves and instead seeking ready-made routes.
As for tasks like sentence construction or imitation, it goes without saying that, in their eyes, all open-ended questions are insurmountable mountains that require assistance from teachers to complete.
At this point, if a teacher tries to guide them step by step without directly providing the final answer, their first reaction will undoubtedly be to "search on Baidu"! It is like someone lost in the dark who only knows to rush toward that one point of light (Baidu) without wanting to explore their surroundings.
We often say that cognitive ability is the most significant distinction between humans and other animals. It is precisely because of thinking and the capacity for reflection that one can be called human.
Children are the future of the Motherland and the hope of the nation; they should thrive like robust seedlings, full of vitality and energy.
However, when these children confront "thinking," they often choose to evade it, fearing everything related to "thought." How tragic this is!
When these children are merely children, living in a world outside of thought and enjoying it, they are like fish out of water, unaware of the danger. As they increasingly become machines for rote learning, where will our era head?
If the crew of a large ship works mechanically without the Navigator's thought and decision-making, where will this ship sail?
Currently, the phrase "If there's a problem, search on Baidu" has permeated every aspect of society like an infectious disease, especially evident among college students.
Many college students, in an attempt to make up for lost time, grasp at the internet world like drowning people clutching at straws, becoming hopelessly immersed.
They are absorbed in the virtual world of the internet like moths drawn to a flame. Some even dedicate class time to platforms like Weibo and WeChat under the internet's umbrella.
At this moment, if a teacher poses a question, what you see is mostly: a wave of students frantically and swiftly opening Baidu as if pulled by the same string, entering questions, hitting enter, and browsing answers.
In most cases, several students' answers exhibit a convergence phenomenon because their thoughts are being manipulated by the same "Baidu."
A choir conducted by the same conductor sings the same melody, losing its unique characteristics.
In our fast-paced lives, we do not deny that everyone needs some entertainment to relieve stress, just as a weary traveler needs a resting place. However, entertainment also has its principles; it should never come at the cost of sacrificing one's own thinking for a momentary sense of empty pleasure. We should entertain our spirits, not our thinking! This is akin to not giving up long-term health for short-term comfort.
Of course, we cannot attribute the weakening of our thinking solely to the development of the internet.
After all, the original intention of the internet is to provide vast amounts of effective information and better serve human life, much like a double-edged sword with its positive side.
As users of the internet, we have both the responsibility and obligation to reclaim our thinking. The reason we lose our ability to think independently in front of the internet boils down to a lack of self-discipline. Because we cannot resist temptation, we allow "Keyboard Warriors" online to erode our thoughts, much like a city without walls that is vulnerable to invasion; because we are too lazy to think, we seek the time-saving and effort-saving help of "Baidu," akin to a lazy farmer who always expects others to do his plowing.
Based on this, we can try setting small goals for ourselves, such as limiting our phone usage to a maximum of two hours a day, similar to setting a limit on food intake for an overeating self; placing our phones in hard-to-reach places, like putting delicious candies out of reach; forcing ourselves to reserve five minutes for our brains when solving problems to see what sparks might ignite without being "led by the rhythm"... This is like warming up a car to observe how the engine operates under normal conditions.
We look forward to the internet bringing more color to our lives but will not allow it to negatively erode our thoughts or weaken our ability to think.
Humans possess creativity and innovation because they have the capacity for thought.
A person without the ability to think is no different from a living corpse, a soulless shell; no matter how beautiful it may appear, it is merely an empty vessel!
A beautifully crafted vase may have an exquisite exterior, but without substance, once broken, it becomes nothing at all.
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