Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Students are more interested in politics today than those in the past. In modern society, along with the dramatic development of society, politics has caught many folks’ sights. The issue whether students are more concerned with politics than those in the past has been discussed heatedly. Some people acclaim that youngsters are more likely to focus on the present politics such as the cooperative relationship between China and America. However, these people fail to take account the increasingly various ways of entertainment and students' situations. In my view, nowadays, students pay less attention to politics than their parents and grandparents when they were still young. To begin with, no one can deny that fact that besides politics there are something more attractive to students, such as computers and the Internet which are the products of advanced technology. Through the two things, students can watch movies, chat with their friends, hop online and etc.. However, in the past, the means of relaxing were quite rare. Take my mother as an example. When she was a high school student, the only way to entertain was watching movies and the opportunities of doing that were limited so she could even recall the spots of each film which she had seen. Without so many choices for her to have fun, she began to realize some politic events and then was absorbed in them like other students. If they had gained more chances available to relax, I am sure that they would have paid such attention to politics. What's more, although our country expects students to get more involved in politics, students show lower interest in it due to their heavy school work. At present, the competition between students become gradually violent which causes them pour most of their energy on study rather than politics. That is, students have to face countless examinations whose typical represent is college entrance examination, because their performance on those tests play an essential role to decide whether they can have a promising future or not. On the other hand, students have a lot homework to do every day, which takes up their time, so it is impossible for them to concern with politics, let alone be interested in it. From the discussion above, it is crystal clear that today students express less interest in politics than those in the past. For one perspective, they are more like to relax through computers and the Internet, the fruits brought by modern technology rather than pay attention to politics like their parents. For another, students have to study on various subjects and participate different examinations, so being interested in politics is a harsh demand for them. So it is superficial to draw the conclusion that modern students are more interested in politics than those lived in the past. |