Like other technology, our software and videos are tools that allow people to accomplish certain tasks better. A hammer is better than a fist when it comes to driving nails, yet it does not replace the human. The hand holds the hammer. Another hand made the hammer.
One of the biggest roles a classroom teacher plays in the kind of instruction we deliver is the interest that the teacher shows toward our instruction. The students take their cues from on-site adults.
Our instruction can put students past 1st-year high school Spanish in a relatively short time, if the on-site adults believe in the program. If they don’t, it doesn’t stand a chance even to make an average dent. Technology just can’t replace humans altogether. It will always be a tool. As people give us feedback, we adjust the tools. That makes the on-site adults that much more irreplaceable.