Teaching in the AI age: Why human connection matters

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a type of computer technology that can answer questions, do math and write essays very quickly.

Some people worry that if computers can answer almost anything, children might not need human teachers anymore.

But this article says that school is about much more than knowing facts.

Teachers help children learn how to think, how to ask good questions and how to know what information is true.

They also help children learn to be kind, brave and curious.

Young children learn best through talking, playing and watching the adults around them.

A computer can be very patient, but it is not the same as a real person who knows you.

Teachers notice when you are trying hard, encourage you when you are shy and help friends solve arguments.

That is why, even in a world full of smart computers, human teachers will always be important.

In many places, like India, teachers are seen as gurus who guide students to understand both the world and themselves.