For those times where severe patience is needed, I can see where having a robot do repetitive work would be a win for the teachers and students. The example of working with a special ed student is a good one.

The challenge is for a great teacher, Teaching is an art, where you need to vary your style depending on the students. Sometimes you slow down, sometimes you speed up, and sometimes you just need to go to plan B, C, D, etc. till you find something that works.

Korea is actualy deploying hundreds of robots in classrooms as teascher aides and classroom playmates.

Students, Meet Your New Teacher, Mr. Robot - NY Times

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