There have been immense advances in technology in most aspects of people’s lives, especially in the
field of education. Nowadays, an increasing number of students rely on computers for research and to
produce a perfect paper for school purposes. Others have decided to leave the original way of learning
and to get knowledge through online schools. These changes in the learning process have brought a
special concern regarding the possible decrease of importance of teachers in the classroom.
Some people believe the role of teachers started to fade because computers have been helping some
students to progress in their studies quicker compared to studies in an original classroom. For example,
in the same classroom, students have di$erent intellectual capacities, thus some would be tied to a slow
advance in their studies because of others’ incapability of understanding. In this way, pupils could
progress in their acquisition of knowledge at their own pace using computers instead of learning from
teachers.
However, the presence of a teacher is essential for students because the human contact in‘uences them
in positive ways. Firstly, students realize that they are not dealing with a machine but with a human
being who deserves a)ention and respect. They also learn the importance of studying in a group and
respect for other students, which helps them improve their social skills.
Moreover, teachers are required in the learning process because they acknowledge some students’
deficiencies and help them to solve their problems by repeating the same explanation, giving extra
exercises or even suggesting a private tutor. Hence, students can have a be)er chance of avoiding a
failure in a subject.