Rational Argument Topic

    For my rational argument essay topic I chose either or not technology helps students learn in school. I picked this topic for my essay, because going to school online was a major part of my high school life during my senior year. My senior year is when my school went completely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so it was the first time I had done school completely online. Through my research, it appears that taking notes on paper is more effective for students to retain information than it is to typed notes. However, students that have access to technology have a wider range of information to use than students that need to use a book. Personally, I found that taking notes on a piece of paper does help me remember information, but I use a computer to find my research. Another piece of information that I found is that students tend to like typing papers rather than writing them, because it is faster to get what is on your mind  when typing. On another note, writing a paper makes the student think about what they are actually writing, rather than typing what the student may not have had in mind. So, technology being used in education has its ups and downs, but most of the benefits positively effect a student education.