Question :Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers were more appreciated and valued by society in the past than they are nowadays. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Teachers

play a crucial role in modern communities, and it can never be too exaggerated that they receive as much appreciation and respect from society as possible.

However

, some people begin to claim that they are not appreciated and valued as before. To be honest, it is indeed the truth, and there are several factors responsible for

this

consequence. I will elaborate on my ideas in subsequent paragraphs.

Firstly

,

due to

the emergence of electronic classes and immense resources on the internet, the role of

teachers

is partly substituted.

While

in the past, learning only occurred in the classroom, and

teachers

were the only ones who instill knowledge in

students

, currently the combination of

teachers

and a variety of the internet resources,

such

as online libraries, learning games and etc is the number one priority for teaching.

Consequently

, to some extent, the value of

teachers

is discounted. Plus,

students

even can point out their

teachers

' mistakes made in class by searching for online papers.

Thus

, in

this

sense,

teachers

are no longer the sore source for

students

today to gain their knowledge or skills.

Secondly

,

students

no longer put the same emphasis as in the past on

education

. Previously, for the majority,

education

is the only way to fulfil upward mobility. But now, changes are that there is a colossal amount of chances that can bring you success. Alibaba's Jack Ma is a case in point. He graduated from Hangzhou a normal university, a low-ranking college in China. He more than once openly said that it is one's capacity rather than the high

education

degree

that is

his company's golden hiring standard. Not surprisingly,

teachers

will be less appreciated nowadays

due to

multiple values.

Thirdly

, the government is

also

linked to the phenomenon that

teachers

are not appreciated more than before

due to

the low pay of

teachers

.

Teachers

,

also

mothers, and members of families,

also

shoulder the responsibilities of affording their children's

education

and expenditures of families.

Hence

, more and more

teachers

are giving up their teaching positions and running toward the other workplace.

However

, the demanding moral requests from society lead to a bad impression of

teachers

. Obviously, the more

teachers

leave the position, the fewer positive comments will be given to them. In short, the compelling arguments mentioned above- the internet as an alternative for

teachers

, less importance of

education

, and the low salaries of them contribute jointly to the less appreciation that

teachers

receive today.