Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Distance Learning and its Issues
With the new second wave of the stay at home order from the California Governor, Gavin Newsom, one begins to question if we will be able to return to schools and non-essential working jobs. If we were not able to return to schools, we would most likely go back to online learning. Would you be okay with this change? For me, when we first needed to switch to online learning, it was quite a hard change to input in my life. I was used to waking up early to go to a zero period, but now I can't seem to get up anytime before 9 am. It was easy for me to take notes while in a classroom environment, but then I found myself losing interest in note taking over Zooms...Do you think that the overall grade point average of the schools will lower due to the lack of commitment? If the online learning will be just the same as before, will students really be motivated to complete assignments if there is no actual due date? Perhaps it's easier for most students to do their studies at home. Maybe if students are left to their devices at home, they will be more likely to cheat on online tests and assignments. What are your thoughts on this issue?
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To answer your question, “Do you think that the overall grade point average of the schools will lower due to the lack of commitment?” I think that the overall grade point average of the schools will lower because of the lack of commitment the students will have when learning online. Online learning with no due dates will only leave students to procrastinate, Students have already been procrastinating without online school, but with online learning procrastination will reach a different level. The access to other electronics like their phones, will definitely distract the students from their work. Cheating can also be a problem when learning online, The internet could hold answers to assignments, maybe even tests. Therefore students will use the sources they have and cheat and barely learn anything. Procrastination would be at its finest and the grade point average will soon decrease due to the lack of commitment.
ReplyDeleteHi Madalyn, I also believe that many students will have difficulty transitioning into online learning because of the sudden change in their schedule, along with the overall laziness and procrastination that happens to every high school student. I think that in order to make online learning succeed, there will have to be some very drastic changes to the curriculum. Many students were motivated to do well in school because they felt like they needed to be. There was a set schedule, students knew where they needed to be and what needed to be done. Because online learning is less personal and immersive, it's harder for students to commit to. However, relying on solely online learning will be a challenge for many students and teachers because as previously mentioned, it will most likely be useful if students could return to online learning with a set schedule but that schedule may not align with every teacher and every student. While distance learning seems like it will be what many schools will be sticking to for the upcoming months, it does have its many problems and unfortunately it is difficult to find a solution that works for everyone.
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