"We'll always need schools for reasons of childcare ... the worry is not that teachers are going to be replaced but that they're going to be displaced or de-professionalised," said Neil Selwyn, a professor of education at Victoria's Monash University and the author of a new book,Christopher Dilts
"Software never has a day off sick, the promises that technology companies are making are quite alluring and, in 10 years' time, people will be wanting answers to why we need a human in the room," Professor Selwyn said."But there are things that are really, really valuable. At the beginning of the day when teachers take roll call, that's the time when they have that first social interaction with the kids.
"One of the things that one might be concerned about is that what you see now is many low-skill jobs disappearing," Professor Masters said. "Do we run the risk of creating the two-tier system that you talked about, if we limit the learning of some students to skills that are actually difficult to apply if you don’t also have a deep knowledge base?
Professor Selwyn said while technology was a great tool, letting it drive education would lead to the commercialisation of classrooms."The danger is that if we say we need a hugely automated industry we'll get the tests we deserve and the education we deserve," he said.
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