Stop Surfing, make friends

Parents Forum
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<p>College students at one of India’s top engineering schools will have to deal with restricted Internet access because “addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students’ performance, making them reclusive and even suicidal.” </p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSDEL28263020070313?pageNumber=2[/url]”>http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSDEL28263020070313?pageNumber=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Most colleges in the U.S. want to increase accessibility these days, not decrease it. Warnings about the effects of excessive internet use on academic achievement and sleep haven’t exactly roused much interest. The study carried out by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute some years ago called for methods to restrict, or encourage restriction, of internet use at college dormitories. Despite griping about the extra costs of the “college experience”, I think one of the plus point is the all the active extra-curricular and social activities planned on most campuses, which focus on and around residential living - especially for freshmen. The students do get out, do meet people and make lasting friendships.</p>

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<p>And exactly how long do you think it will take those very bright students to get around this restriction?</p>

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<p>Anecdotal support for this:</p>

<p>A friend’s son was flunking out of first semester freshman year, so they brought him home “on leave” for second semester. They soon found out why he was failing: He stayed up all night, every night playing online games, then slept all day. They had to remove the computer from their house to make him stop.</p>

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<p>I would not pay money to go to a school that restricts internet. Sorry.</p>

<p>A lot of kids are very productive with the internet after 11pm.</p>