Can Technology replace teacher?

    ·       Can Technology replace teacher?

    ·       Is teacher replaceable by technology?

                                        

      These debatable questions are more in the air in recent time when we talk about education and technology. Now, Technology becomes integral part in the life of modern people. In routine life, we are habituate to work with technical tools from early morning to late night. So , we can’t think that teacher can replace technology and technology is also not be able to replace teacher but teacher  and technology can mingled together into education system where more importance is given to the students and their self-learning through the integration of technology in the classroom where teacher is only the guide by the side.

Great technology requires great teachers 

                         

   

      This happens only when teachers are ready to accept technology to enhance their teaching and learning in the modern classroom. Technology can facilitate the learning process but it cannot replace the role of the teacher in the classroom as Samar Jodha in yesterday's Ted Talks India said one sentence that  'जिंदगी का तजुरबा कभी मशीनों से नहीं बल्कि मानव से मिलता है।' Teacher imparts students with life skills, valuable life lesions and inspire them to question, to think differently, to bring contextual meanings and to make careful judgments which technology may not be able to do. Without great teachers, technology merely becomes an automated tool and stops inspiring and engaging students, which is also experienced by me that when your teacher inspire you to do something with the help of the technology then you do. In addition, it happens many times that we are not aware about many technical tools, applications, online sources that introduce by the teacher to us then we start to use it by our own. I am also not aware about the technology and its benefits in the education; I have passed my graduation without awareness of technology that can be helpful in education only because I do not have those great teachers who are using technology that is why I cannot meet with the technology. However, in my Master’s studies, I am grateful that I got great teacher Prof. Dilip Barad who use great technology in teaching process. This can prove that teacher is must require along with great technology. Teacher is a guide, without proper guidance we cannot go on the right path. Teacher can change the life of students through their valuable suggestions that they have by their own experience of life. (Bryant)

     Therefore, in the modern classroom, Teacher and Technology are integral part, no one can work separately, and there should be combination of both.

Works Cited

Bryant, Abigail. "Technology vs Teachers: Can technology replace teachers?" 12 December 2016. Kognity. 25 December 2017 <http://www.kognity.com/can-technology-replace-teachers/>.