I am a TA, and as part of my job I have to grade homework assignments. A few students turn in a hard copy but most of the papers I have to grade are on-line.
Today as I was grading I was starting to feel irritable and I started thinking about why I might be feeling that way. I decided that I was annoyed with my computer screen. I am tired of that kind of media. I want to stop typing and start writing on a piece of paper. I want to stop staring at the screen and start looking at a piece of paper. But that is just not how the world is today... it seems that there are more and more screens and less and less paper.
What do you prefer, a screen or a paper?
Screens are so convenient....but sometimes it just doesn't compare to writing something down or reading something from a piece of paper or a book! I get tired of them too for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt's true! Sometimes if I look at screens too long, I get headaches. Sorry you have to grade my papers that way! :) Screens are super convenient and really help simplify things but they can be a pain.
ReplyDeleteNo worries Maddie!! I probably should have just been a TA in the 80's or 90's so I could have paper copies :-)
DeleteI prefer paper, for sure! I especially don't like when I'm assigned to read something online...the screen hurts my eyes after a while.
ReplyDeleteMy husband has been trying for YEARS to get me to read eBooks on my iPad and I HATE it. I hate reading on a computer screen. I have to sometimes but when I don't have to I don't
ReplyDeleteI love screens, but it does get annoying after I am looking at a screen for hours watching movies, doing homework and what not.
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