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There have been immense
advances in technology in most aspects of people’s lives, especially in the
field of education. Nowadays, an increasing number of students rely on
computers for research and to produce a perfect paper for school purposes. Others
have decided to leave the original way of learning and to get knowledge through
online schools. These changes in the learning process have brought a special
concern regarding the possible decrease of importance of teachers in the
classroom.
Some
people believe the role of teachers started to fade because computers have been
helping some students to progress in their studies quicker compared to studies
in an original classroom. For example, in the same classroom, students have
different intellectual capacities, thus some would be tied to a slow advance in
their studies because of others’ incapability of understanding. In this way,
pupils could progress in their acquisition of knowledge at their own pace using
computers instead of learning from teachers.
However, the
presence of a teacher is essential for students because the human contact
influences them in positive ways. Firstly, students realize that they are not
dealing with a machine but with a human being who deserves attention and
respect. They also learn the importance of studying in a group and respect for
other students, which helps them improve their social skills.
Moreover, teachers
are required in the learning process because they acknowledge some students’
deficiencies and help them to solve their problems by repeating the same
explanation, giving extra exercises or even suggesting a private tutor. Hence,
students can have a better chance of avoiding a failure in a subject.
In conclusion, the
role for teachers in the learning process is still very important and it will
continue to be such in the future because no machine can replace the human
interaction and its consequences.
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