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Computer based education

Computers have become a part of the day-to-day life of most children. In European countries computer based training takes place from an early age. Students learn using special training programmes on a computer without the help of a teacher.

Nowadays, researching for school projects is easy, with the availability of the internet and relevant information. Children are able to progress, according to their abilities. Computer based lessons are interactive for the children since they are different from the traditional blackboard based lessons. There are no communication barriers since immediate feedback takes place between the student and teacher.

Teachers too get an opportunity to teach the lesson to the students in a very interesting manner. They can include multimedia presentations and 3-D animations, so that students can learn at their own pace, even from home.

However, there are negative impacts as well. One of the main negative aspects of computer education is lack of human contact.

The students are also liable to develop back pain, headaches and eyestrain due to constant use of computers. Long hours of repetitive work results in a range of health problems. Injuries to wrists caused by prolonged typing, eyestrain caused by screen glare and back problems associated with poor seating or bad posture, ultimately result in an unhealthy young generation.

So, like in everything, there is a positive and negative side to computer based education too.


Your Poems

A free bird!

I float freely like a tiny feather And I don’t mind the weather Whenever I want to float now I can freely go, wow!

I drift like a snowy cloud With the freedom I’ve found Covering the sun in the sky, And darkening the earth passing by

I’m a free bird flying everywhere Flapping my wings flying in the breeze; Through the chilly breeze, And through the top of trees.


Freedom

I saw an eagle soaring high up in the sky,
I asked myself
“Is that what’s called freedom?”
Yes, it is, it’s free...
“Boom”
What was that?
I see the eagle soaring down
Have its sharp eyes found a prey?
Oh! No! It has lost control of itself,
it’s falling
I understand,
It has not found a prey,
but become a prey itself
Why? Why is this world so cruel?
Is this freedom?
Never will we understand..... and
when we do,
It’ll be too late.

(Remember, your karma will follow you wherever you go. And give effect some day....)


Invitation

Let’s see the world
Through our
artistic eyes
And let’s
Create our ideas
In a beautiful
Poem


My Thatha Amma's village

My paternal grandmother whom we call Thatha Amma hails from Puttalam. It is in the dry zone. It is 175 km from Panadura and can be reached by train or vehicle.

If you visit Puttalam you can see many interesting places such as the Cement Corporation, salt factory, prawn farms and also the fishing harbour in Kalpitiya. There are beautiful lagoons in Chilaw and Puttalam.

We couldn't drink the water in Puttalam because it has a salt taste, but the people of the area are used to this water. On some days, there is no water supply.

Then they have to go searching for water. Some go to the lakes to bathe or wash clothes. Some people have to walk for miles to get to the lakes. Because there are no regular buses, they travel by lorry, tractor or some other mode of transport. But even though they have this problem,they can enjoy the natural beauty of the lakes which are filled with lotuses.

My Seeya Thathi and Thatha Amma depend on the coconuts they get from their coconut land for an income. There are two deep wells and a paddy field too which belong to Seeya Thathi.There are lots of fruit trees such as rose apple, woodapple, banana, maadan and cashew nuts growing in the area. Some villagers are very poor. Their main source of income is from chena cultivation. They have planted crops such as cowpea, chilies, corn, pumpkin and green gram and depend on them for an income.

The weather is not very good but still I love to stay there because Puttalam is very beautiful. I love Puttalam.


A trip to Horton Plains

My family and I went to Nuwara Eliya last year during school holidays. We left home by about seven a.m.

On our way I saw many mountains, beautiful flowers and waterfalls. We had our breakfast at Ramboda Hotel. After that we resumed our journey and drove through the tunnels. Finally we reached Nuwara Eliya.

We went to see the lake. My brother and I enjoyed ourselves a lot. I rode on a pony too.After lunch we went to see the Dunhinda Falls. It's very beautiful. We spent the rest of the day at the hotel and visited the Ambewela Farm, the next day. We saw cows, rabbits, goats and pigs. From there we went to the Highland Milk Factory. I was glad to see the way fresh milk was manufactured into milk powder. An uncle explained how it was done. We also visited Horton Plains. We saw a couple of sambar, colourful birds and beautiful flowers there. We also went to World's End. There are two World's Ends. One is small and the other is big. Another place we visited was Baker's Falls. It was very beautiful. It seemed as if it was raining all the time.

In the evening we returned home. It was a nice holiday and I like to visit this place again.

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