Computers can't replace real teachers

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/08/opinion/kopp-kids-real-teachers/index.html?hpt=op_t1

In this article, Wendy Kopp argues that technology should be used to enhance traditional education, rather than replace it. She identifies her ethos as someone experienced in the field of education saying, "As a founder of two organizations that recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity, I've spent a lot of time examining what's at work in successful classrooms and schools over the past two decades ".  She proves she is competent and has the experience necessary to form an opinion on the presence of modern technology in schools. Kopp does this at the beginning of her article before she brings in her logos so that her main arguments carry more weight. In the next paragraph she uses logos stating, "Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes". By pointing out the various benefits of a great teacher, Kopp implies that there is no need for technology to replace these teachers. She even says that one great teacher for dozens of kids is better than a shiny, smooth laptop for every kid. Not only does Kopp describe what teachers can do, she lists what computers cannot. She uses anaphora to argue that there are many things computers cant do that great teachers can: "Computers cannot create a culture of excellence and push students to meet high expectations.Computers cannot visit students' homes to get to know their families and engage them in their progress.Computers cannot raise money and organize college visits to show students who have never left their communities what they're working toward". By repeating "Computers cannot" over and over, Kopp emphasizes the fact that "computers cannot" do alot of things. After Kopp states the reasons why technology can't replace teachers, she uses logos to show how technology should enhance education. She brings up Rocketship Education, a charter network that helps low-income students use technology to learn in conjunction with tradtional teaching. Kopp uses the example of Rocketship education to prove that " technology strengthens the personal ties between students, parents and teachers that are the key to its success." Teachers are necessary to education and not just an antiquated tradition we need to move beyond. Teachers encourage us to learn and do our best, teachers help us work out problems, and teachers engage us by learning how students learn best.