Scholarship Essay!
It’s no wonder that in this Digital
Age we live in, more and more students are choosing digital textbooks over
traditional ones. In many cases they are
cheaper, more portable, and convenient.
College campuses are now flooded with e-readers, and the trend is
growing.
Still, I can’t help but feel that
traditional textbooks are the better choice.
Sure, they’re bulkier, possibly more expensive, and sometimes make your
book bag feel as if it’s loaded with bricks, but a printed book has so much to
offer a student. Who out there hasn’t
covered their biology book in sticky-notes?
Highlighted key terms in bright yellow?
A traditional textbook is such a great tool to have when studying for
that final exam. Students are able to
scribble their own notes in the margins (which are often too small for my
chicken scratch!), and they can label and underline as much as they
please.
A printed book also allows students the convenience
of flipping quickly to a desired page instead of scrolling through one screen
at a time, which is often the case with a digital textbook. College courses are difficult, and many times
you have to look up multiple things in a single text; there’s nothing like being
able to slip your fingers between the worn pages of a traditional textbook and
hold your place there while you flip back to chapter three, searching for that
term you just can’t remember.
A traditional textbook simply allows students
the ability to personalize their study programs. You make the book your own, filling it with
sticky-notes, a rainbow of highlighters, and that soda spill from last night’s
study session.
