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An Internet Cambodia, harness the power

In today's Cambodia, only a small percentage of the people here are using the internet for learning, while the rest use are using it for social sites like Facebook.  I friend of mine here in Battambang who is currently teaching English to middle students told me that most the kids only know the internet for Facebook and have no clue that what their using is one of the most powerful information tools on the planet. The internet has vast amounts of information making Facebook only a needle in the haystack. So why have most the students in Cambodia not taken advantage of this tool? My only thought would be that they don't care about anything else on the internet besides Facebook or they just don't know.

There is not a lack of education for those wanting to learn English and many schools are popping up everyday, and only a few of them are really concerned about the students education. From my perspective, many of the schools here look at education as a form of profit and not about education. I have come across many university students that have studied certain majors for years to find out that they really don't even have the slightest idea what their major was about or even how to put what they learned to work. Sad isn't it?

Knowing that the education here in Cambodia lacking, students need to take the initiative and pursue more education. The world wide web is a best place to start researching certain subjects and information on a mass amounts of subjects. Many things can be learned from youtube. Different forums and news sites offer many story's and history information. There are many other sites that are willing to share this knowledge freely. So much information that i'm still surprised at the things I can learn. They say education is power to a great future and this power has been given to those who use the internet wisely. The power is in your hands, you just got to know how to use it.

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