Dear Benitto,
1)
A. A Teacher is "personal" to the student and can form a personal relationship, with friendship, trust, laughter, and life.
B. A Computer is impersonal, and cannot form a "personal" relationship.
A. A Teacher can personally motivate a student.
B. A Computer cannot.
A. A Teacher can personally encourage a student, rejoicing in success, and supporting in difficult times, in a genuine manner.
B. A Computer cannot.
A. A Teacher automatically revises, amends, and updates information on a daily basis.
B. A Computer must be regularly reprogrammed.
A. A Teacher can often go directly to a salient point.
B. A Computer frequently needs many, different, laborious steps before it arrives at an answer.
A. A Teacher saves time by directly addressing a point.
B. A Computer often wastes much time searching for the exact information.
A. A Teacher generally uses one Text Book, Worksheet, etc. containing relevant information.
B. Different Internet sites repeat the same information, wasting time, or give conflicting information, causing doubt.
A. A Teacher analyses the student �s badly-worded question, ascertains its correct form, reforms it if necessary, and then gives the student the answer.
B. A Computer needs a query which is precise in every detail, otherwise it goes round in circles and gives numerous useless answers.
2)
A. A Teacher has many qualities, (which vary from person to person). These include education, knowledge, memory, experience, patience, humour, savoir-faire, and mental and practical ability. This constitutes the "person". These are living qualities which increase, grow, and improve day-by-day.
B. A Computer has several qualities, (which differ only slightly from computer to computer). These include, speed, memory, processor, complexity, display. This constitutes the "programme". These are not living qualities, and (generally speaking), do not alter, but are fixed for a long period, (often by the Teacher).
A. Because the Teacher is a "person", an answer tailored for a particular student is drawn from a wide variety of ever-improving knowledge held by that Teacher. With a good Teacher, the answer is often accurate, informative, relevant, useful, and up-to-date, (matched to the needs of that student).
B. Because the Computer is a "programme", an answer given to a student is drawn from the information contained in that programme held by that Computer. Even with a good Computer, the answer is possibly accurate or not, possibly informative or not, possibly relevant or not, possibly useful or not, and possibly up-to-date or not, (depending on the needs of that student).
A. To interact with a Teacher, a student needs only Basic Listening Skills, and Basic Speaking Skills.
B. To interact with a Computer, a student needs Advanced Reading Skills, Advanced Writing Skills, (sometimes Advanced Listening Skills, sometimes Advanced Speaking Skills), and Advanced Computer Skills.
I hope that this helps you.
Wat jammer dat ik kan niet meer voor u schrijven.
Les
P.S.
A. As an absolute minimum, a Teacher can teach anywhere, any time, using only her or his voice.
B. As an absolute minimum, a Computer can teach anywhere, any time, using only a Central Processing Unit, a Keyboard, a Visual Display Unit, a Teaching Programme, and an Electricity Power Station connected to a National Electricity Grid supplying uninterrupted Electricity to a Nation; OR an Electricity Generator and an unlimited supply of Fuel; OR a Millionaire who owns a Factory which produces Electric Batteries for Computers.
