As computers are being used more and more in education, there will be soon no role for teachers in the classroom. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

One of the biggest technological innovations is of course
computers
, and they are being prominently used in teaching and placing teachers in
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place.
This
shift from humans to machines is a good sign, but replacing cannot be viewed positively.
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essay will throw light on
benefits
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as well as drawbacks.
Firstly
, no doubt
computers
are becoming an integral part of
education
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system. One of the main
advantage
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is it promotes independent learning and study,
thus
demoting the concept of rote learning and cramming into the topics. Another benefit is that desktops are becoming part and parcel of distance learning. To say that
pupil
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can achieve knowledge any time and anywhere according to their convenience.
For instance
, by
traveling
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or even by sitting at home. Despite the merits, there are some demerits to
this
.
Firstly
, without the help of a
teacher
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it would be hard for the students to decide which way or where
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the contents. To elaborate
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, if there will be no one to guide
then
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of getting deviated to the unauthorized websites leading to
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of wrong data will be more. Another possible drawback is that there is a need
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internet
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,
although
are
computers
,
high
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data connection is required.
For example
, in many remote
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there is no availability of internet, which in turn would necessitate the need for teachers in those places. To conclude, machines
also
need humans to operate on. Though
computers
can be beneficial in terms of adapting to new learning and informative ways of learning
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but can be proved unbeneficial when it comes to proper guidance and supervision, which can be provided by teachers only.
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