GREAT TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES GREAT TEACHERS!
FLORITA A. GARCIA
The use of technology in the classroom doesn’t lessen the need for great teachers. In fact, it is great teachers who make using technology so significant in students’ education. Technology is taking place of the role of a teacher, but not everything can be done by gadgets or computers because of its inability to interact with humans. Technology can therefore facilitate the learning process and so are teachers but it cannot replace the role of the great teacher., “Computers do not teach children to ask or react, to criticize information, to weigh perspectives, to think about consequences, to bring contextual meaning to a situation, to be creative, or to make careful judgments.” Teachers provide students with life skills, valuable life lessons and inspire them to reach their potential. A teacher is so much more than a facilitator: they are also a guide, a mentor and a parent. Without a great teacher, technology merely becomes an automated tool and stops inspiring and engaging students. Finally, it isn’t about teachers being replaced by technology but how teachers can adapt to integrate technology in their lessons.
The question of whether technology will replace teachers has long been asked and it will always be asked as the new generation continue being dependent and rely much on technology. As much as the calculator didn’t replace math teachers, technology will continue helping teachers to educate committed students. The use of technology in the classroom is only possible by coordinating effectively with teachers. Technology can only assist in delivering better learning when it is used by a great teacher. Teachers’ roles within the classroom will surely change as the resources at their disposal develop. Conclusively, students will always benefit from the guidance and instruction from a teacher at the front of a classroom who is always willing to listen and do care beyond compare.
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The author is SST III at San Vicente San Francisco High School, Macabebe, Pampanga