Teacher is key in child's education, despite emerging technologies

Safaricom PLC Trade Marketing support agent Charles Owuor interacts with Eldrod Zawadi a pupil at Moody Awori primary school, Busia County during the handover of computers through the Safaricom Foundation's Ndoto Zetu initiative. [James Wanzala,Standard]

Two weeks ago, the Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Dr Belio Kipsang observed that the teacher still remains an important factor in education. Speaking at the Jamhuri Technology & Innovation exhibition at KCC, Dr Kipsang said although ICT had emerged as a critical educational technology for learning, it could only enhance but not replace the crucial role of a teacher in schooling.

The guiding star of schools and any educational institution is a teacher. ICT and all the capabilities it has as an educational tool cannot and will never substitute a teacher. The technologies can only enhance teaching and learning; and supplant the teacher.