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- Linh: Hey, our school will install the automatic computer system
for children to learn.
- Thư: Really, you mean we don’t need teachers in the classroom
instead using teaching machines.
- Linh: Right. This is over the moon!
- Trọng: Well, I don’t appriciated that is a good idea. Direct
interaction during teaching are also equally important. Any
doubts in the student’s mind are readily resolved because they
can ask questions and get answers instantly.
- Hạ: I couldn’t agree with you more. For example, I was not good
at mathematics while doing my graduation. Hence, I would note
down all my doubts during the class. After the regular class
hours, I would apphroach my professor with my doubts. Those
direct interactive sessions with my teacher improved my grades.
- Thu: To my way of thinking, The teacher does not always have a
free time for us, but the computer can always carry and use when
we need it.
- Linh: I completely agree with Thu. It allows each student to
learn at their own speed. Teachers have 30 students in their class
who each might find a different bit of the lesson more difficult.
If computers are used instead, then each student on a computer
can just focus on the bit they find hard rather than having to
follow the teacher explaining other bits they already understand.
This will allow students to learn more because the computer
won’t move on before they understand or spend lots of time on
one part they’ve already understood.
- Hạ: A teacher who is present in the classroom can easily
understand whether the students are learning the topic at the
current speed or any alteration in the teaching method is
required. He or she can also figure out which students require
more attention. For instance, my friend was weak in his studies.
Our teachers often gave him special attention to keep him on the
track. This could not have been possible if the teacher was not
present in the classroom.
- Trọng: a computer can only teach. It cannot figure out whether
students have grasped the concepts or not. Not all students in a
class are of the same intellectual level. Some learn fast while
others require more attention. A computer will give the same
attention to all students. This can affect the performance of poor
students.
- Linh: I partly agree. However, It is easy to see the progressive
rate at which technology is able to mimic the teaching abilities
of human beings. For example, several iPhone applications are
able to hold the attention of young children for hours a huge
variety of vivid images and videos at a time, while concurrently
teaching them things.
- Thư: Besides that, I think computers could provide the answers
to any questions relating to the subject in the fastest and the most
precise way within a second. Thus, it is clear that on a small
scale, machines can act as effective teachers. The possibility for
a robotic teacher in the future can therefore be seen.
- Trọng: It must be remembered that a teacher powered by
artificial intelligence would have little to no control over its
students. For instance, it is commonly understood that children
require the watchful eye of a teacher to ensure that they are
indeed completing their class work and not fooling around
during class time. Unfortunately, this is something that a robotic
teacher simply cannot provide.
- Hạ: That is not to mention that students, especially young
children will have difficulties in learning human skills such as
communication, showing emotion or solving problems if they
have no chance to interact with a human teacher. Therefore, the
argument that technology will never completely replace the
teacher in the classroom could also be possible.
- Thư: I see your point but Replacing teachers with computers will
give students more time on computers and so they can learn the
skills of how to use one. Having a teacher lead lessons and then
hand-writing all of your work in class means that you don’t pick
up these skills. For example, if a student does not have a
computer at home that they can use, they will never learn to use
a computer.
- Linh: That’s just what I was thinking, If they don’t learn, when
they get to secondary school they will have difficulty doing their
homework compared to other students. Because the point of
school is to teach people valuable skills that they will use later
and because using computers teaches that, I think that we should
replace teachers with computers.
- Hạ: I am not sure about that. No matter what skills you learn,
you must have an experienced instructor to help you.
- Trọng: In my opinion, when learning, emotions play a very
important role. Computers, no matter how advanced they are, do
not have emotions. They can not show love, care, or comfort.
This is a problem because such emotions are important to
stimulate the learning process and to trigger students to be more
involved in education by feeling comfortable to participate in
class or to ask questions.
- Linh: You could be right, but computers are really fun. Imagine
playing games on computers whenever you wanted to. Lots of
people really enjoy all the different worlds and activities that a
computer can give you. This means that any time you are on the
computer you could instead stop what you’re doing and play a
game instead.
- Thư: if you found science class boring that day you could
instead all play games instead. Because this would make school
more fun as you can play games whenever you want, something
teachers wouldn’t let you do.
- Trọng: okay, Depending on the learning method of each person,
this can be suitable for you, but that is not comfortable for you.
- Hạ: That’s just what I was thinking. We need to Stop hear and
the teacher is coming here. We will talk more later. See yah.
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