Students prefer robots to teachers

[noblegiraffe]

We’re all doomed.

Or is this ‘interactive whiteboards will revolutionise teaching’ all over again? EdTech never fails to disappoint.

My first thought was that the robot that doesn’t get annoyed when students ask the same question over and over will very quickly find their entire Y9 lesson taken up with just that question.

I read that article in the paper too. I really can't see robots working that well here. Or at least, not yet... Brave new world!

I teach Economics. The proper research suggests teaching is at low risk of automation. Because, well, year 9!

I’d love it if a robot could take over teaching my Year 9 bottom set!

In reality they would probably mute the robot, hack it and play fortnite with it.

Another thought: teachers prefer robots to students. Could you imagine the blissful silence teaching robots?

And before you ask, yes, I have had a really shitty day with human students.

Students prefer not having homework
Students prefer to have headphones and listen to music while working.
Students don't like reading books.

Meh.

The day Eton and Rigby sack their staff for robots is the day this will be convincing. i.e. never.

Oh, John Hattie. That colossal knobend who still rides on the fame of ridiculous "research"

<a class="break-all" href="//.robertslavinsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/john-hattie-is-wrong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.robertslavinsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/john-hattie-is-wrong/

[http://www.darcymoore.net/2017/08/26/cult-hattie-wilful-blindness/]]

www.evidencebasedteaching.org.au/discredited-teaching-practices-sutton/

And for balance, though read the comments:

blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2018/06/hattie_isnt_wrong_you_are_misusing_his_research.html