Schools have a limited amount of money to spend. Some people suggest that it should be spent on good teachers, while others say it should be used for buying equipment like computers. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

In situations where schools are facing crunch situations, they have an option either to spend on good teachers or on

technology

such

as computers.

This

essay intends to look into both choices.

However

, I firmly believe that there are no

technology

shortcuts to good

education

, and even with limited resources, blended learning is the answer. Spending on hiring the best teachers is better because children require the ongoing guidance and encouragement to persevere in the school years. Caring supervision from human teachers is the only known way of generating motivation for the hours of a school day. While computers appear to engage students, the engagement is usually fleeting and

children

Suggestion

the children

are soon distracted. No

technology

can provide the tailored attention for students that dedicated teachers can, and

thus

, attempts to use

technology

as a stand-in for capable teachers are bound to fail. There are some

technology

enthusiasts who claim that it is advantageous to spend on computers. They argue that computers are becoming better at providing customized direct instruction and at assessing student’s knowledge. They

also

say that computers are better at repetitive tasks like vocabulary drills. Teachers find these jobs very monotonous.

Therefore

, they opine that computers are better. I believe that even though the resources of schools are limited, the focus should be on blended learning. Both teachers and

technology

are important. Resources should be equally spent on both. Blended learning allows much of the work of basic instruction to be done by computers so that teachers can keep students focused on studies and assess them from time to time. Blended learning does not eliminate teachers, but

instead

eliminates some of the job functions that teachers find most onerous.

Technology

will not improve our

education

system if we marginalize or eliminate teachers.

Likewise

, our

education

system will not meet modern needs until we incorporate

technology

. To sum up, for primary and secondary schools that are

underperforming

or limited in resources, efforts to improve

education

should allocate resources equally on both. We should focus on finding ways to let

technology

do what it does best so that we can allow teachers to do what they do best