Can computers be a substitute of teachers?

(Yusra Raees, )

It’s a hot issue of nowadays that computers can replace teachers by saying that man is inventing various technologies in order to facilitate himself or to reduce his burden, then why can’t computers be a substitute for teachers. A computer can have more information than a teacher. That means a teacher like anyone can forget things in his domain because he is a busy person and he has a lot of problems to solve and he cannot answer at all students questions, but a computer always have information for the user if the user ask correctly the question and of course if the computer is able to answer the user’s questions that means the memory of the computer should be full of information in the respective domain. In this way a computer could be more helpful than a teacher.

There are three ways to teach: tell someone, show someone or let them do it themselves. With developments in technology children can do it themselves earlier and much quicker. But by this humble piece of writing I just want to make people realize that no matter how vast knowledge a computer can have but it cannot be better than a teacher as man is no better than His creator than how a computer can.

I agree that some aspects of the educational system are already provided by the computer and yes, it is definitely true that you don't need a person to learn everything - education is a largely personal matter. However, if we eliminate the teacher-student interaction completely, a part of the educational experience will be lost. It's not just the act of standing before a class that makes a teacher a teacher, there's the whole social experience of learning - the working together, bouncing ideas off of one another, etc. People are always complaining about the loss of social contact that has come with the age of technology I fail to imagine what they'd be saying if the computer became a teacher.

Teachers are more essential than computer. Computers are just a thing or a tool to help teachers use in their teaching role more effectively and efficiency. But computers can't fill in the role of a teacher. Computers don’t have personality, mood, or feeling like teachers does. Computers can't discipline the students in the classroom if the students go out of control. Computers can't comfort a human soul. Therefore, computers can't replace the role of the teachers.

Man created computer, computer did not create man. No matter how much it tries, an invention cannot outwit its inventor. Computers can check a paper's spelling and grammar, but they cannot teach someone style or help clarify an idea. They can give a grade, but cannot pat someone on the back. They can display a novel chapter or poem to the screen, but cannot sit in the middle of a group of children and read it with the right voices.. They can tell a student that his or her answer is wrong, but cannot wipe away the frustrated tear that may follow. They can record whether a student is present in class, but cannot ask why the student looks nervous or angry or depressed. They can print a story that a student has written, but cannot recognize its potential and encourage the student to keep writing.

While the computer may offer a correct answer or explanation to students, the comprehension capability of every student varies from student to student, making it is impossible for the computer to offer an explanation catered to a student's particular level of understanding. However, the teacher is able to undertake this task, as he or she possesses expertise in teaching. For example, when a teacher discovers that many students cannot understand professional knowledge, he or she may offer explanatory examples. The computer, however, may only analyze a question in terms of a simple right or wrong response.

The teachers are invariably responsible for carrying a dual role. Most teachers act as not only an educator, but also a kind of father or mother-figure in taking care of students in school. The teacher is able to assist parents in solving a child's mental problems other than imparting daily knowledge. The computer, which is purely an algorithmic electronic device, cannot hope to assist in this regard.

In summary, the computer may not play a major role in education in comparison to the benefits of a teacher bestows. However, it is critical that teachers improve their old teaching modes by using computers at some level of educational teaching.

Teachers not only impart bookish knowledge but also inculcate in the students, several moral values. This task cannot be performed by any computer.

A slave can never in-cage his master, in the same way, artificial intelligence cannot replace human intelligence which is the greatest gift of all.

yusra raees
About the Author: yusra raeesdoing M.Phil in English.. View More