I believe that it is necessary that today's teachers incorporate the use of modern technology in their classrooms. As the use of technology is growing at an exponential rate, it is important that today's children are taught to keep up with modern day technology and are very familiar with its uses.
Our job as teachers is to prepare our students for the future as much as possible. Today, the number of jobs that deal with technology is much higher than it was just a few years ago. With technology growing as fast as it is, just imagine the job market our students will be faced with in the future. Modern technology will be all around them, and it is our responsibility to prepare them for this phenomena.
Some people believe that a teacher should stick to teaching their students their subject, and that is it. However, I think teachers need to be more realistic in their approach. For example, I want to be a high school chemistry teacher. The fact is that the majority of my students will never use most of the information that they are taught in my class again after high school. Therefore, as my job as a teacher is to prepare my students for the future, I believe that I should try to incorporate the use of technology as much as possible in the classroom, as technology is what most of my students will one day concern themselves with. Yes, I obviously believe that chemistry is important, as today's students will be tomorrow's doctors, pharmacists, and chemical engineers, however, that only accounts for a relatively small number of jobs. Teachers need to cater to the needs of all of their students, and the use of technology is arguably the greatest of those needs.
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