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In the past, lectures were used as a way of teaching large numbers of students, but now with the development of technology for education, many people think there is no justification for attending lectures, agree and disagree

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I disagree with the view that technology has reduced the need to attend
lectures
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. I firmly believe that going to college or university and attending
lectures
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 are as important as ever. In the following paragraphs, I shall put forth my arguments to support my views. It is irrefutable that
computers
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 and the Internet have made possible distance
education
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 and online
education
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. In
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 regard,
computers
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 are a boon for the handicapped, those living in remote areas, and those in jobs. They can study at any time of the day or night because of the Internet.
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 has made
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 approachable for many who cannot, for some reason or another, attend a college or university.
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, I still feel that technology cannot replace the need to go to the classroom. When
students
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 attend
lectures
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, they learn from
teachers
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. In the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer is not adequate. It can tell if the answer is right or wrong, but it cannot tell where the student went wrong. Tasks involving reasoning cannot be taught using
computers
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.
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,
teachers
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 add their own knowledge gained through experience to that of books and other resources.
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,
teachers
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 can stimulate interest, and it is an undeniable fact that interested and stimulated people tend to learn more. They can keep
students
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 focused on studying. A student studying by himself may get bored and stop studying.
Teachers
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 can provide a faster and simpler way to present information to
students
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. They can come down to the level of a student, so they are definitely better than
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. What's more,
teachers
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 are role models for
students
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. They are scholars in action. They not only teach academic subjects but
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 many social subjects.
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, when
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 attend
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, they
have
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interaction with other
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, which gives them a sense of competition to study more.
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, it can be said that there is no doubt that modern technology has added many new ways to reach
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students
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, but attending
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 will always hold its importance.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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