Computers can replace human teachers

Now to talk about the debate I would first like to bring forward my reply for my opponent's and then I shall move on to my arguments. "I know most members of this website find semantics annoying and cheap but since I'm arguing for the PRO side of this resolution I still feel a need to point out an important semantic flaw. The Resolution is 'Computers CAN replace. .. ' and even from reading Con's first argument you can see he has already admitted that it 'CAN' be done though he says it would lose an important quality desired in a teaching environment. So by Con's own admission the Resolution has been affirmed PRO; that Computers CAN indeed replace human teachers. " First of all I'd like to clarify that I had suggested in my previous argument that SOME aspects of the educational system are provided by the computer and not all the aspects are covered up by it. On the contrary,a teacher covers all the aspects of educational system. 2)" . http://www.msnbc.msn.com...... and the truth of the matter is (if you click on the link I just gave) Robots (a kind of computer) have ALREADY started to replace teachers. And all the things my opponent worries over being lost appears to have been programmed into this robot teacher. She can even 'scold' a student if need be. So a robot is just as capable as a human in the teaching application. " My opponent,if you read the link given by you properly, you ill come across quite a lot of sentencing stating that the developers of this robot say that this robot is not about replacing human instructors. Moreover you have stated in your argument that she is capable of scolding her students if she wants but unlike human teachers; she is only capable of showing six basic emotions - surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness . The developer has himself admitted that a robot cannot be a kind of inspirational role model. The robot has no intelligence. It has no ability to learn. It has no identity. It is just a tool. 3)"Not to mention the advantages of having a controllable programmable teacher. Once we make all teachers robots you wont have messy problems that put your school on the news in a bad way when your teacher sleeps with their students. . http://shavedlongcock.blogspot.com...; By saying that computers cannot replace teachers I meant that computers cannot replace good teachers. The problem you have mentioned in the above argument can be solved by awareness from the side of both parts and students. I do not think that a teacher employed in a good teacher would ever indulge himself or herself in such a "messy thing". 4)"You also can rest assured that the robot teacher will only teach what is in the school board agreed upon agenda. if your school said evolution would be taught, you wont need to worry about the teacher taking the personal liberty to 'make aware' their students of a controversy surrounding this topic if you don't want them too. their is very little you can do to censer human teacher's from teaching what 'they thinks important' that the school board doesn't. " Don't you think that the students have the right to know both the sides of the coin to develop their own opinion about things. This will only help the society in getting a better future member. 4)"Next off education is perhaps the most debt inducing expense any state has. Teacher Unions are often considered one of the strongest Unions out their, making sure they can fight for every dollar they can get in their salary. remove these humans you have to pay every week for the robots you only have to purchase once and you just made running the educational system financially possible to pull off without going into debt. " I wonder what made my opponent think that replacing a computer machine will be cost efficient. Take the example of the robot my opponent had mentioned in his argument. What do you think would be the cost of such a precious machine? Well in my opinion not less the a billion dollars. I cannot imagine the amount when multiplied by the population of the country. Secondly, my opponent pointed out that teachers work primarily because of money b there are many teachers who don't just wok for money but also for the welfare of mankind. Next I would like to bring forward my arguments:- 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 display a three-dimensional model of a sodium chloride molecule, but cannot answer a question about it unless the programmers who designed the model had anticipated the question beforehand. They can tell the story of the Alamo, complete with pictures and sounds, but cannot tell what it feels like to walk inside the room where Jim Bowie died. 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. At least, not if the student is expected to believe it. The creators of any educational software need to be teachers or workers in the education system, or programmers who had previously worked in the field of education. Therefore, although students may learn knowledge by computer, the skills and ideas ultimately emanate from the teaching staff. 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.