Over the past decades, we have lived a concerning cultural disunion around the world. New generations are less likely to read books compared to the previous ones. This division can be defined in two well-differenced groups: those who read books weekly or daily and those who prefer watching TV. There are many variables that are prone to influence the trends related to reading habits. These variables are regularly a combination between the economic situation of each person and the level of education they may have received. The purpose of this essay is to discuss if television can replace books as a learning tool and how this may result in children being less educated.

According to a study executed by BBC on the subject of how often people usually read, there are a considerable number of adults who are in a reluctant position towards reading. About 18% of the people assessed say they have never read printed books while almost 71% have never read an eBook (Richardson, 2014). If we continue to evaluate the information collected by this study, we can check that more than a third of the respondents assure that they get bored shortly after having started reading a book, while the same percentage of people guarantee they do not have enough time to read. Additionally, I think that the most important result of this study can be summarized in how almost half of the evaluated people claim to prefer watching TV over reading a novel.

There has been a significant increase in the usage of television in recent years, leading us to a very arduous debate on how negative it has turned out to be for children. As reported by Daphne Miller, many studies in the latest decades have shown that there are many ways of how television can put our health at risk. It is arguable to state that TV promotes negative behavior but the most critical case of this influence is violence in schools.