Good morning, honorable judges and worthy listeners! My name is Arsh Saxena and the topic for today is “Internet cannot replace classroom teaching.” I am in favor of the motion.

Teachers touch the students’ lives in innumerable ways. They have a positive impact on a student, which builds his/her character from an early stage. These days, online classes and online teaching is quite familiar. There is even a designed curriculum but unlike teachers, the internet cannot provide encouragement and support to the students when they get frustrated. Teaching is not just about making sure that the students are learning, it is also about helping students through the difficult time of their adolescence and youth. Internet does not take into consideration the learning differences of students of different needs.

There are many benefits of using the internet in the classroom but they cannot replace teachers. They cannot show compassion for students as teachers do. I would like to conclude by saying that while the internet provides only information, teachers provide lifelong knowledge and wisdom, which stays with the student for a long time.

Thank you!