Class blogging topic 21/2

Can the machine ever replace the teacher?

In a nutshell, i guess the answer is a yes.

The technological industry is expanding at an astounding rate, there are many breakthroughs each year in chip, battery, and other kinds of technologies. I feel that in the future, chips would be able to process so quickly and efficiently that when programmed correctly, it would be able to be better than a human at anything, for example marking scripts, answering questions, or simply teaching. Eg.(Teachers do not know everything and will not be able to answer all of your questions, but the robot can always check online and give the most suitable answer.)

Some people may have the impression that robots are monotonous sounding and will be unable to discipline the class. Most of this can be overcome by simply programming the robot to execute certain commands, for example to use a more suitable voice or having built in controls and expressions for example to express anger to better discipline the students.

Also, humanoid robots could be used to replace the teachers as they look very much like humans, and this would make it easier for most people to accept robot teachers.

On the other hand, robots may not be able to fully replace teachers as they are just some things that they are unable to teach, for example certain values such as integrity or perseverance as they are not just to be taught, it must be demonstrated and used for it to be truly instilled into the mind of a student. In this case, human teachers would have to be put in place for such lessons. In the future, there would probably be a mix of robot and human teachers to teach students.