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Computers can teach Math, English, History, Medicine and even how to hit a baseball.

Computers can even teach different writing techniques.

Teachers get impatient, tired and need breaks even more than the kids their teaching.

Teachers are not always available. Teachers get old and cranky. Teachers are definitely not

upgradeable. And there are some questions that a teacher cannot answer.

Computers cannot provide motivation to learn. Teachers, when not focused on

themselves, can be a catalyst for a student learning experience. From a professional and personal

perspective, I believe that teacher have become obsolete. I also believe that technology is only

partially to be blamed. I believe that teachers have become complacent and lazy and this has led

to teachers becoming obsolete and technology is more than willing to take your place.

Summary

Although some critics will argue that teachers should not be written off just yet, many

more have seen that the writing is most definitely on the wall. Teachers, in their complacency

and greed, have allowed technology to basically taken the teachers place. Teachers will now, in

order to be relevant, have to become more specialized. There will always be a need for special

needs teachers. And teachers for preschool through the third grade. For now, these lower grades

students still need direction. However, at the rate technology is going, it is only a matter of time

before all teachers are obsolete. I will provide an example. Several years ago Britany Spears

released a CD that was copy protected. That means that you could not rip the CD into an MP3

album. Just a few days after release, a six year old kid posted online that in order bypass the copy

protection when you put the CD in the CD tray and pushed close, just hold down the F3 key.

And it worked. And this was a six year old. Only time will tell what happens next.