TOEFL independent writing (Watching television is bad for children.)
Watching TV is a kind of addiction! Nowadays, the fact that children are watching TV for so long is one of the most important issues in today’s modern society. It’s the subject of intense debate and this is a question that certainly does not have a correct answer. However, I’m of the point of view that children should not watch television, because it’s really a kind of addiction and a distraction from their study.
First and foremost, as we know it, addiction is really harmful for our life. For example, addiction to cigarette or alcohol is harmful for our health, also addiction to television leads to forget about everything including one's job. If children start watching some cartoons, it will be impossible to take them away from the TV. Besides that, there are several cartoons that have a bad effect on them such as bad attitude. But even though there are different kinds of educational TV shows, children prefer watching cartoons, so it makes a big problem. What I’m trying to say is watching TV could be positive too, but children don’t want to watch TV shows that teach them. Actually, they want to be free from studying at home and just relax and have fun.
Moreover, watching TV distracts children from studying. Actually they are just dragging their feet and say 'I will study later', but this “later” comes so late and they spend so long in front of the television. Of course, I believe that they would like to rest from studying, but I would recommend them to do some sport or play games. By doing sport our brain gets refreshed and our productivity increases. Whereas, watching cartoons cannot teach us something new and useful. For example, if children watched their favorite cartoon, they would worry about the hero of the cartoon and it would lead them to be sad if something happened to their favorite hero during the day, and sometimes it just wouldn’t let them concentrate on their studying. My own experience is a good example here. I remember I was 7 years old and really liked watching cartoon. Actually, it had a bad affect on my studying and finally my mother didn’t let me watch cartoon for so long. Now I’m thankful that my mom encouraged me to study and only with her help that I was able to attend university and study pretty good.
In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that watching TV cannot be bad all the time. Sometime we should just control our children and encourage them to watch good TV shows which are more helpful and avoid them from cartoons which have a bad effect on them.
Very well written! With some little corrections :)
