> equations, graphs simple lines, factors polynomials, calculates an
integral,
> or solves a word problem that looks like one he/she has been trained to
> work? This might, however, make grading more difficult. A student may
need
> more time than one hour to synthesize and analyse more difficult, thought
> producing questions, and we would have to devise ways to check whether
the
> student understands what she/he said.
Perhaps this issue will hinge on how well the electronic media would fair
on a Turing test for artificial intelligence. If the software can mimic
the responses of a good teacher, the mediocre teachers are going to feel
the heat. If the software can mimic an excellent teacher, then so be it.
>
> True education takes a teacher. But teachers need to redefine education.
Ah yes, but true learning does not require a teacher. I've learned far
more on my own than what I learned while in school.
>
> Martha
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