The
presence of technology in classroom has become more and more apparent and
offers students tremendous resources with which to supplement their education.
Given time, technology will completely replace the traditional teacher
classroom. Do you agree or disagree?
Technology is an integral part of
all academic and processional fields. It has been increasingly used throughout
the world. This is also very apparent in the classrooms today. Some
people believe that technology-supported classroom will take the place of
conventional educators, while others are of the view that only human teachers
can inculcate the ideas into the learners by his motivation, discipline and
subjective knowledge. I therefore disagree that technology will replace teachers in the classroom.
A
very important aspect
of teaching is the ability of teachers to shape their teaching methodology and
assessment according to the needs of their students. As an example, if
students in any given class have trouble understanding a topic, the teacher can
rephrase the subject matter and deliver it in a more effective and easy way. On the contrary, a computerized teacher
would be less in-tune with what students require and thus would be incapable of addressing their individual needs. As
a result, we always require a human for an efficient communication with
another human.
In addition to that, motivation and
discipline are key to a student’s academic success. This is very apparent when the teachers teach children as they require
stimulus and discipline to be taught efficiently. Conversely, a
technology-based teacher simply cannot accomplish this as certain situations
require judgment as to whether a student is acting in an inappropriate manner
or not. Hence, it is clear that teachers will always be needed in the
classroom.
Following
the analyzation of teacher’s ability to cater to the needs of students as
well as their capability of guiding students towards success, it is clear
that technology will never replace teachers in the classroom. Further,
it is, however, expected that technology will act as a supplement to
teachers and aid them in instructing their pupils.