By Kendra Hill
As covid cases continue to climb we are having to change how we learn. Many schools in Iowa had to change their way of teaching to help slow the spread of covid-19.
Some schools if the teacher gets a positive test result for covid they go to online learning While many students don’t get distracted easily you have the students who are very easily distracted and won’t be able to comprehend what the teacher is teaching.
Many students also think that they can just log on and not pay attention in class. This would cause students to fall behind and they more than likely won’t be able to catch up with the rest of the class.
Many students if their classes have to be online don’t have access to the internet at home. There are so many parents that can’t take off work due to them being essential or not being able to find someone to watch their kids in under 24 hours.
From The Good, Bad, Ethical issues of Online Learning, “A big disadvantage to middle and high school students is the lack of one-on-one support. Many at-risk students are behind in reading and math. If they are using online courses to “catch up,” they may find themselves faltering for further explanation or intervention when they don’t grasp a concept.”
Some students tend to be late or not even make it to class so what makes us think that they would make it to online learning.
“While having a schedule of online courses can be good for practicing time management for the highly motivated and focused student, it can also be the downfall for students who lack these basic skills. If a student struggles with putting away the video games, signing off Facebook and ignoring the cell phone, finding time to do the online classes and all the coursework on his or her own time could be a major challenge.“
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