Talking about the dominance of technology in the field of education, Kataria said that if progress is to be made, schools should adopt IT and multimedia ways of learning. “Virtual schools are the future of education. With more and more schools adopting the smart way of teaching, the face of classroom teaching is changing. Apart from making academics interesting for students, smart classes have various advantages to it,” he stated. 

He, however, maintained that smart classes were not a replacement for teachers; but just a tool to assist in teaching. “Nothing can replace the utility of teachers. IT aids empower them with lots of resources within the classroom. Following the footsteps of digital learning will also improve the academic performance of students as multimedia presentations help generate their interest. It also increases their grasping power,” Kataria said. 

Advocating the use of technology, he said that it also enables parents to assess their ward’s performance and improves the teacher’s effectiveness at the same time. “Technology works in the favour of both students and teachers. As it helps decrease the teachers’ workload, their productivity increases. Since virtual schools work on the concept of pictorial learning, the child learns more and retains more,” he concluded.

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