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It is believed by some that the increasing use of computers in schools will lead to the replacement of teachers. In my opinion, this would not happen in the future because there are certain limitations which computers cannot do. To begin with, the role of teachers in schools is broad and computers cannot replace all. What teachers do in schools is not only educate students on academic knowledge, but also guide them to behave properly by disciplining. Although computers can excel at academic teaching with large amount of resources, they cannot teach children about etiquettes and social norms that students should learn and follow. For instance, there was a huge backlash from parents after it was announced that computers would replace teachers in classrooms and the government would hire teachers at minimum. Parents protested against this decision because they worried that their children would not get enough support and disciplines from schools which are required to be well-rounded people. Likewise, disciplining, which develops a social aspect of humans, is still within the range of role of teachers. Moreover, computers cannot provide students with feedbacks tailored to each one of them. Although feedbacks are provided by computers, they are only based on academic results, not considering different learning styles of students. Thus, computer teaching may seem effective at first, but it is not in the long run. Take an example of my experience in high school which implemented computer teaching for math. At first, we were all excited to learn because it was a new teaching method and there were more plays and games. However, after a month, some students started to complain about mechanical feedbacks they were provided by computers. In the end, computer teaching was scrapped and the school went back to teacher-led education. Thus, it is apparent that computers are not able to offer students tailored feedbacks and advice which are essential for development. To recapitulate, the role of teachers would not be replaced by computers in schools despite its extensive use in academic teaching. The inability of disciplining and providing personal feedbacks is a huge drawback of computers, which is the reason why we would still need teachers in schools.
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