Can technology replace teachers?
In today’s world one of the most controversial questions
going on is- Can technology replace
teachers? There are many arguments supporting it and there are also many
arguments opposing it.
It is true for the advancement in technology paper work is
lessening day by day and machines are over-taking it. Machines can perform a
task within a fraction of seconds which we the humans are unable to do. In today’s
education system technologies are also getting involved in a vivid way. Earlier
Arts classes always used to be comprised of- a teacher, students, books and a
blackboard; no one ever thought of the involvement of technologies in the
classes. Now-a-days technologies has replaced the traditional system of Arts
classes, books and teachers has got transferred to- laptops, projectors and
blackboards has got transferred to smart boards. While teaching in Literature
classes if students are shown examples from different movies and advertisements
it becomes more effective than only just teaching the topic verbally. Students can
be taken for excursion to different historical places but students can’t be
taken to the places where Shakespeare thought of writing a play. But through
technology students can be helped in experiencing the taste of Shakespearean
plays.
A student studying in a particular school or college can also
join one or more online courses of his or her interest and can complete it with
their routine studies. It is due to technology a student can study himself wherever
he is without any such assistance of a teacher. Wherever he gets stuck up, he
can watch videos regarding it which would make things clear. In today’s world students
find more convenient to study with the help of technology rather than teachers.
As technology plays it role in the education system, it doesn’t
mean that a good teacher got replaced by it in a whole. There’s no doubt that technologies
has all the informations but it can’t specify which information is reliable and
which is not, which a teacher can. Technology can only simplify the learning
process but it can’t replace the role of a teacher. A teacher gives lessons for
life and encourages students to achieve their goals where technology fails and
without a teacher a computer or any such technology is just a machine. Technology can only be
beneficial for a student when it is used by a good teacher.
