I think that even the networked student needs a teacher. Teachers know what needs to be covered in a particular class or subject. Many classes are offered online, which I think is wonderful. Online classes allow college, and even high school, students to get credit for a class without actually having to show up in class. However, even online classes still have the idea of a teacher. The teacher posts the assignments onto the website and uploads everything that the student needs. Without the teacher, the students could learn the completely wrong thing and end up failing in their career.
Teachers also are there to teach students how to be more computer literate, especially in the elementary schools. Elementary School teachers can incorporate computers into their lessons to make learning more fun for the students. Children think that computers are extremely cool and would love to do the majority of their work on the computer. Children NEED to know how to use the computer in order to succeed in the 21st Century where computers are pretty much taking over society.
Students of all ages need a teacher in order to learn what they need to learn. Teachers are there to teach and to answer any questions. Yes, most questions can be answered in a youtube video, but sometimes it helps knowing that there is a teacher that you can ask for help. Teachers will still be needed as much in 10 years as they are today, they will just have to keep up with technology and not let technology completely take over.
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