I see this as a possibility at the secondary and college levels. I don’t think teachers will ever be replaced, but there could be a need for fewer teachers at these levels. Technology would enable students to learn from the best in the field, and one teacher could deliver information to hundreds of students. However, that one teacher (or a computer) cannot possibly be there to answer questions for those hundreds of students when they don’t understand something.

In addition, consider that computer learning only works for people who are committed to logging on and doing the work- that requires motivation and dedication that is beyond the grasp of nearly all elementary and middle school students, and beyond many struggling high school or college students. In these cases, particulary at the elementary level, teachers do so much more than just deliver factual information- which is all that computers can do. Being in a classroom in an elementary school also involves learning life skills and social skills that need to be learned through experience and adult guidance. No computer will ever be able to do that.

I think that there will always be a need for teachers. There will always need to be a human on the other end to teach information to children. There is so much information on the net, I agree that it is an awesome resource, and a great tool, but that’s all. There is a ton of info on the net that is just wrong. Just plain wrong. I think that it will come to a point to where students and teachers can access each other from home, have virtual classrooms and discussions and such, but I think there will always be a need for teachers in the future.

Just my take, but I’m a teacher, so I’m biased 🙂

I think that it is the classroom that is what is changing rather than the need for teachers. The need to physically congregate in order to learn is just about disappearing. Short of hands on learning and labs, a system using video cams and voice over ip technology can easily replace attending a classroom.

No, because questions need to be answered, all grading is not A, B, C, or D, discussions need to be facilitated ect. I am taking my masters courses online, but they are still led by a professor. Virtual schools are starting up all over the U.S., but there is no drop in the number of teachers needed. However, teachers are teaching differently, via the internet, home visits, ect.

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I hope they do,because that way the kids can start hitting in the computers instead of us teachers, and besides we will not need to put up their bad behavior!

Good luck with that, have you ever tried to learn calculus from a web site? I want to be able to ask questions.

How would you get middle schoolers to focus on their studies if I am not there to prod and plead? 🙂

Not good teachers!

For sure it will.

But not in all countries. It will start with the more developed countries.