Here in the UK, remote learning is still something that we have in place for when kids are absent from school with an illness and also due to issues with some school buildings at the moment that are at risk of collapse due to how they were built many years ago.
Remote learning was something that we used a lot back in the pandemic and the lockdowns but is only used now if it is really needed.
What are your thoughts on remote learning? Do you feel it works?
I think it works for some children but not all of them. I don't think any of the schools around me are remote learning still, I think the kids are back in school.
Schools are there to serve one purpose other than educating kids. Keeping kids busy for a few hours so adults can get stuff done. Remote learning requires parents to supervise kids, spend money on expensive equipment, spend money on good internet while doing their own job. No fun.
I am against online learning. Kids always find a way for shortcuts and never truly learn things. I know that because when doing English exercises, some kids just c/p words or translations from google translate and because of it, never learn to write words when needed.
Getting a 7 year old to sit at home on a laptop all day is crazy and will never work. This gets easier with age, but it is still a struggle and older students are more likely to find ways to "cheese" te system. Plus it also avoids all the social stuff that schools bring.
I do believe it should be lightly added to schools as students will often be involved with remote learning in college, but that is about it. It would be a great place within those college prep focused highschool problems to prep kids for college.
Remote learning should not be the main way that schooling works. I just think about a zoom call where you start to lose focus on what the speaker is saying if he/she is boring. I did that in real school as well, but I think that I'd get away with it more if it were online all the time. Learning isn't always about sitting and watching a lecture, especially for younger children. We actually had games to help us learn and the required moving around.
Well, it's better than nothing at all - so, it's useful to have it when it's not possible to go into school on a particular day. However, I think doing it in person makes it much easier for teachers to provide personalised help (and also makes it easier for the students to focus!)
It works to some extent.
I was in school when remote learning got put into place due to the lockdown, and I can agree I was one of the students who barely went on to the classes as I was at home and never felt like going into the classes.
I started going into the remote classes in the second lockdown in the UK.
I think it works, but it depends on the teachers, the quality of education, and many other factors. The teachers must know how to make learning interesting and effective for students, as some students are not used to remote learning. They prefer to learn face-to-face.
Remote learning covers such a range of possibilities. I'm not overly convinced remote learning for school children during school hours is ideal but as an adult using YouTube to learn how to fix/replace a broken widget is nothing short of brilliant.
Remote learning can be effective in certain situations, but it also has its limitations. It can provide flexibility for students who may have other commitments or prefer to learn at their own pace. However, it may not work as well for students who thrive in a traditional classroom setting and benefit from face-to-face interaction with teachers and peers.
