In this digital era technology is playing an important role in all major sectors and 'education & teaching' is no exception. It has definitely changed the way we learn and teach. However, there are several reasons that make me believe that technology will never be able to replace our conventional teachers completely.
Firstly, technology cannot make decisions the way humans do. For instance, in a class, if a student does not understand a topic, a teacher can decide to explain it in a different way or even with a familiar example. Technology cannot relate to our day to day lives. Also, a machine or a software cannot differentiate between good and behaviour and subsequently, cannot handle it with a punishment or a reward. Technology will never be able to handle a class full of kids the way teachers do while being loved, respected and inspiring students at the same time. Every student is different and may need a different treatment which teachers do the best. I believe that technology can help the teachers to teach more efficiently but can never play their role.
Secondly, the logical matrix lacks an emotional repertoire. Teachers play a very important role in motivating and guiding students, not only in their academics but also in their personal lives. Technology cannot do that. Unlike machines, teachers can gauge when to be funny, serious or sympathetic. Moreover, though we need to use technology on a daily basis today, not everyone is tech-savvy. I myself still prefer blackboards over slideshows for learning. A complete technology driven classroom seems very mechanical to me.
All these points fortify my opinion that technology cannot replace teachers. Nonetheless, the way it assists teachers will arguably change over time with new innovations; hopefully only to better our learning experience!
In this digital era
technology
is playing an
important
role in all major sectors and 'education & teaching' is no exception. It has definitely
changed
the way we learn and teach.
However
, there are several reasons that
make
me believe that
technology
will never be able to replace our conventional
teachers
completely.
Firstly
,
technology
cannot
make
decisions the way humans do.
For instance
, in a
class
, if a
student
does not understand a topic, a
teacher
can decide to
explain
it in a
different
way or even with a familiar example.
Technology
cannot relate to our
day to day
lives
.
Also
, a machine or a software cannot differentiate between
good
and
behaviour
and
subsequently
, cannot handle it with a punishment or a reward.
Technology
will never be able to handle a
class
full of kids the way
teachers
do while being
loved
, respected and inspiring
students
at the same time. Every
student
is
different
and may need a
different
treatment which
teachers
do the best. I believe that
technology
can
help
the
teachers
to teach more
efficiently
but
can never play their role.
Secondly
, the logical matrix lacks an emotional repertoire.
Teachers
play a
very
important
role in motivating and guiding
students
, not
only
in their academics
but
also
in their personal
lives
.
Technology
cannot do that. Unlike machines,
teachers
can gauge when to be
funny
, serious or sympathetic.
Moreover
, though we need to
use
technology
on a daily basis
today
, not everyone is tech-savvy. I myself
still
prefer blackboards over slideshows for learning. A complete
technology
driven classroom seems
very
mechanical to me.
All these points fortify my opinion that
technology
cannot replace
teachers
. Nonetheless, the way it assists
teachers
will
arguably
change
over time with new innovations;
hopefully
only
to better our learning experience!