In our contemporary life, it has always been a controversial issue over whether the elementary curriculum should include technological skills, specifically computer ones. As far as I am concerned, I firmly support this belief and my reasons are outlined below.
We may point out the indisputable fact that computer skill plays an indispensable role in the developing world; hence children should learn them as soon as possible. A prime example of this would be that, in the 1800s, when computers had not been invented yet, three main subjects, namely Mathematics, reading and writing were pivotal for the young then. Moving on to the present, in which computers have already appeared, the compulsory subjects should be comprised of not only the aforementioned counterparts, but also technology as well, since technology has now been in existence in a number of aspects of our lives, namely education and cooking.
Another key rationale underpinning this view is that computer skills can bring a plethora of other skills to primary children, like cooperative, controlling and communication skills, just to name a few, which can help them to be better-equipped for the future. For instance, during the Coronavirus pandemic, children are advised to stay at home and study; therefore, their skill in using technological devices to connect with other people is of paramount importance. By this I mean, when studying with classmates and teachers on the Internet, the young ought to interact with them to get the best out of the lesson (co-operative skills); they must resist the temptation to entertain during studying period (controlling skills); and they have to communicate with each other during a group discussion (communication skills).
On the one hand, it is understandable why some individuals are of the fervent conviction that the young individuals can be addicted to online video games for example. Advocates of such a view would argue that the young counterparts can abandon their studies and dive in the seemingly dangerous virtual world. On the other hand, such a scenario is exaggerated because of the fact that a large number of technological devices are now equipped with Kids mode. A prime example would be that YouTube, the number one online video-sharing platform in the world, has recently invented an app called YouTube kids, which prevent inappropriate content and limit the children’s screen time. This will eventually help prevent excessive entertainment from the young.
To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.
In our contemporary life, it has always been a controversial issue over whether the elementary curriculum should include technological
skills
,
specifically
computer ones. As far as I
am concerned
, I
firmly
support this belief and my reasons
are outlined
below.
We may point out the indisputable fact that computer
skill
plays an indispensable role in the developing world;
hence
children
should learn them as
soon
as possible. A prime example of this would be that, in the 1800s, when computers had not
been invented
yet
, three main subjects,
namely
Mathematics, reading and writing were pivotal for the
young
then. Moving on to the present, in which computers have already appeared, the compulsory subjects should
be comprised
of not
only
the aforementioned counterparts,
but
also
technology
as well
, since technology has
now
been in existence in a number of aspects of our
lives
,
namely
education and cooking.
Another key rationale underpinning this view is that computer
skills
can bring a plethora of
other
skills
to primary
children
, like cooperative, controlling and communication
skills
,
just
to name a few, which can
help
them to be better-equipped for the future.
For instance
, during the Coronavirus pandemic,
children
are advised
to stay at home and study;
therefore
, their
skill
in using technological devices to connect with
other
people
is
of paramount importance. By this I mean, when studying with classmates and teachers on the Internet, the
young
ought to interact with them to
get
the best out of the lesson (co-operative
skills)
; they
must
resist the temptation to entertain during studying period (controlling
skills)
; and they
have to
communicate with each
other
during a group discussion (communication
skills
).
On the one hand, it is understandable why
some
individuals are of the fervent conviction that the
young
individuals can
be addicted
to online video games
for example
. Advocates of such a view would argue that the
young
counterparts can abandon their studies and dive in the
seemingly
dangerous
virtual world. On the
other
hand, such a scenario
is exaggerated
because of the fact that
a large number of
technological devices are
now
equipped with Kids mode. A prime example would be that YouTube, the number one online video-sharing platform in the world, has recently invented an app called YouTube kids, which
prevent
inappropriate content and limit the
children’s
screen time. This will
eventually
help
prevent
excessive entertainment from the young.
To summarize
, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to
properly
give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons.
Therefore
, it is
clear
that the
idea
of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot
be supported
. After thorough analysis on this subject, it
is predicted
that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the
positive
effects, and
because of this
, classroom teachers will never
be substituted
for technology.