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I wonder if the Internet is a boon or a bane,
remarked my husband even as he was correcting the answer papers
of his students.
There is no doubt about it being a boon .We
can not only lay our hands on any kind of information we seek
within seconds but also use it in the right context. It saves so
much of trouble , don’t you think? I asked.
Yes perhaps, but it involves a little
intelligence and imagination of the user as well, don’t “you
think?” he answered with a counter question.
That’s understood I suppose, I observed.
No , I don’t think it is , at least it is not
apparent from these answer papers which just look like Xerox
copies , he frowned.
You mean they all read alike ? I queried.
Yes, with a slight difference of course, he
laughed.
Then it means at least some students did
exhibit some originality in thinking which must have reflected
in their content , I am happy about it, I said.
No, I am not happy because it is not
originality that is exhibited in their content but in committing
mistakes in their grammar and syntax, and creating their own
vocabulary, he muttered.
Well, certainly they seem to possess
originality and creativity , a rare combination indeed! I
quipped tongue in cheek .
I couldn’t make out my husband’s reaction
from his expression.
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