National Education Association Seems to Endorse Replacing Teachers With Computers
When all the teachers are gone, will America’s iPads pay union dues?
It’s a question educators across the country are beginning to ask after yet another move by our national unions that seems to undercut the profession they’re supposed to be supporting.
The National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the U.S., published a shortsighted puff piece on its Website that seemingly applauds doing away with human beings working as teachers.
In their place would be computers, iPads, Web applications and a host of “devices” that at best would need human beings to serve as merely lightly trained facilitators while children are placed in front of endless screens.
The article is called, “As More Schools Look to Personalized Learning, Teaching May Be About to Change,” by Tim Walker.
Teacher-blogger Emily Talmage lead the charge with a counter article on her site called “Anatomy of a Betrayal.” She outlined the NEA’s change from being critical of National Education Association Seems to Endorse Replacing Teachers With Computers | gadflyonthewallblog: