Does old fashioned
tutoring still fit in today’s world of modern technology?
Definitions (defined
by “the modern word finder” by
Paul D. Hugon)
1. Mentor- A
moral or intellectual guide and friend.
2. Tutor – One
who teaches or guides another individually in preparation for an
examination.
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The question it
seems, when it comes to educating our children is, can we subject
them like we’ve done with every else to modern technology? Is the
computer screen just as effective as the home tutor, will it replace
the classroom altogether? With pretty much anything and everything
being being just a click away in today’s ultra techno world. We
still have to ask ourselves, can we sit our children in front of a
computer screen and expect the same degree of education? The question
is an important one since our children’s future’s pretty much
depend on it.
Several reasons
exist why someone may need to be home schooled and fortunately over
the last decade home tutoring has made significant progress. Due in
large to the instant availability of information, again thanks to
modern technology. As defined above both mentoring and tutoring have
a sense of personality involved. Mentor even goes as far as calling
the teacher and student friends. So again I have to ask, can
we sit our children in front of computer screen.
When it comes to
our kids education, at least preliminary, can we re-format, digitize,
download our kids education, or should we? Ask yourself? Would you
allow your child to attend middle school online?
Does the relationship between student and teacher still matter? Do
teachers/tutors teach students things a computer screen can’t?
Fortunately
home tutoring is becoming more popular as an alternative to the
traditional classroom setting. It seems to be the perfect go between
as it offers he best of both worlds, the benefit of a tutor with full
access to all modern technology has to offer.
Will
the world binding effect of the internet, like most major inventions
do,
change our perception of
education altogether forever? Will technology win out? More
importantly are our kids future worth gambling with in such a
capacity?
The
Human Touch
In
closing we have to look back at the most important aspect, the human
touch. Will it ever be replaced? There’s
a reason we all still remember
our teachers names. Its because they mattered. Somehow in some way
they made an impression that still last. Somewhere along the way of
our educational journey we all have a teacher, that special
teacher that we all remember. Teachers/Tutors accept a significant
responsibility by teaching growing children things they will benefit
from the rest of the their lives. The more we grow it seems, the role
of our teachers grows, then
the older we get the more we appreciate the lessons our teachers
taught us. The human touch does matter...in fact many would say
essential. Can we
really, in less than a generation abandon hundreds of years
“traditional teaching” and sit our children in front of a
computer screen?
