Thinking Activity on Can technology replace teachers?

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.