The computer is widely used in education and some people think that teachers will not play important roles in the classroom. To what extent do you agree?

Computers have been favoured by more and more educators and teachers as a key component of a perfect educational environment, its role in a traditional classroom is

nevertheless

a subject of debate, with myriad arguments being advanced both in support of and against its impact on the role of a

teacher

. One of the major drawbacks of the

computer

is lack of flexibility. Due to its programmatic limitations, its teaching is uniform, repetitive, standardised and

therefore

unsuited to the specific needs of a student.

For example

, it can only answer to questions which have been programmed into

it but

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it, but

fails to answer any unusual, non-standard and unprecedented question.

By contrast

, a human

teacher

is able to respond flexibility

with

Suggestion

by

giving well-tailored, persuasive and inspiring answers. For

this

reason, a

computer

hard functions as effectively as a human

teacher

does. Another disadvantage of the

computer

, which makes it unaligned with the philosophy of the contemporary education, is its failure to interact with students. Out of technical constraints, the

computer

is interested in eliciting the desired response only. Students’ unexpected performance, potentially exceptional and distinguished, is not recognised by the

computer

. It is fair to say that computers achieve nothing but make all education into an uncritical type of vocational training. Students are conditioned to absorb information without questioning and given no chance to express their personal opinions. There are some other problems inherent in the

computer

-based teaching,

such

as inability to discipline students and failing to attend to students’ emotional needs, making

this

model of teaching not as competent as the traditional style.

However

, the contribution of the

computer

as a teaching aid can never be underrated. It not only assists teachers to present educational materials in diversified

ways but

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ways, but

also

provides repetitive drills to improve the students’ command of knowledge. With the

computer

, the

teacher

can spend less time on

paper work

work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

paperwork

and concentrate more on the development of a student in other aspects,

such

as creativity and teamwork skills. It is essential to advancing rounded education. Taking into consideration those above-mentioned characteristics of

computer

-based teaching, one can conclude that the

computer

can only serve as a teaching aid, facilitating students’ interest in a topic and assisting them to take in information faster, rather than taking the place of the

teacher

.