Self-taught learning has always been a highly minority pursuit. Most people don't do it, they need supportive people interacting with them or they aren't going

Self-taught learning has always been a highly minority pursuit. Most people don't do it, they need supportive people interacting with them or they aren't going to put in the effort or to even understand how they might learn effectively. That's why the most serious proponents of computer-aided, personalized learning argue against replacing teachers. You can replace in-person lectures and perhaps many kinds of rote exercises via computer interaction. You can even gamify the latter and provide automated feedback, which is quite helpful from the student's POV. But no, you absolutely can't replace the teacher altogether. Computer use in education also adds a ton of sedentary screen time to these kids' lifestyle that's not necessarily good for their health, so focusing on getting the best value for that use is incredibly important.