Should Computers replace Teachers

"Computers cannot create a culture of excellence and push students to meet high expectations."That's an unsupported assertion."Computers cannot visit students' homes to get to know their families and engage them in their progress."Visiting homes is not necessary to engagement. There are online courses that already exist which can be placed a college application. Just google "online courses for college credit". They'll come right up. If your immediate future is in the balance, you'll most definitely be engaged."Computers cannot raise money and organize college visits to show students who have never left their communities what they're working toward."Crowdfunding websites already exist and so do college websites where you can arrange a visit. In fact, that's how most college visits are done nowadays."Technology is a tool, not a silver bullet. And like all tools, it can be helpful or harmful depending on how we use them."That's true, but it isn't relevant to the discussion. Education is also a tool. So is a silver bullet, so your analogy doesn't exactly make sense."Rocketship Education, a high-performing charter network that serves low-income students in California, uses technology to enhance -- not replace -- the work that teachers are doing. Students spend up to two hours a day in a computer learning lab mastering basic math and reading skills through exercises and puzzles, freeing up teachers to spend their time on advanced skills and concepts. The schools invest the money they save through computer learning back into teacher salaries and coaching. At Rocketship, technology strengthens the personal ties between students, parents and teachers that are the key to its success."Neat! Also, not germane to the discussion.My opponent seems to base their view on an archaic understanding of learning in which only human interaction allows for learning. But that simply isn't the case. For example, suppose I read the following Computer Science Textbook:http://htdp.org...And now I know how to program in Racket. All the complaints that you had about computer-based education are answered in this textbook. They provide real-world examples, intuitive and in-depth explanations, step-by-setp learning processes, and natural build-ups in curriculum. And this isn't even an advanced education program. It's just an online textbook.The adaptability of computer programs is highly underestimated even now. There exist robots with artificial limbs that can imitate a human's exact action simply by watching. [1] There are robots who have learned to read emotions from faces and respond accordingly. [2] There are facial recognition programs who can recognize people from all sides with 97% accuracy. [3]Teaching is a simple nut to crack, and we've already gone a long way. I've linked you to membean, a vocabulary learning site that uses known psychology tricks to teach people new words, AND can grasp your level of understanding from simple tests. I've explained to you existing techniques for categorizing and responding to frequent and common confusions in the learning process. The technology is here.But you're just denying it.SOURCES:[1] http://www.rethinkrobotics.com...[2] http://ias.cs.tum.edu...[3] http://www.cv-foundation.org...