The Pros and Cons of online learning 1

Online education is a highly discussed topic in recent times due to the situation we find ourselves in. Both students and teachers are encountering various difficulties that cause delays in the development of the course, which raises questions about the next school year.

In part, some of the points in favor of this education also have their side against. As it is an education through the internet, it is easier for students to access content at any time, however, there are people who do not have easy access to these resources, which causes them to be left behind and even a feeling of exclusion regarding their peers. 

Other points against would be the fact that classes through video calling can favor dispersal, because it is not easy for them ( for teachers) not to know that you are not paying attention, or to people who want to interrupt the lessons, because anyone can interrupt the class anonymously by getting the link. Teachers also find their work difficult as they do not have contact with students, having to find different methods of solving doubts. On the other hand there are also positive aspects. Each person can search for the hours in which they are most productive and have more access to content for solving doubts during exercises or work.

However, my opinion on the matter is fixed, I do not like distance education, I have trouble concentrating and more if I am not in an environment that favors it. My house is a place where I feel uncomfortable to study and work, all my family walks wherever they want and they are not silent, so they interrupt the video calls or the work rhythm.

By Leire

The Pros and Cons of Online Learning

Due to this pandemic caused by the coronavirus, the way of teaching has had to be changed. So these last three months we have been teaching online. And like everything, this has its advantages and disadvantages.

There are many disadvantages that there are, especially for the students of Bachillerato. The first disadvantage that I see is that the teachers can’t explain the new units to us and when we are doing the exercises we don't know how to do them. Another disadvantage is that for the few classes we have, Wi-fi sometimes fails or you have problems sending the homework. It is also true that teachers send a lot of homework to do.

It isn’t all disadvantages, there are some advantages such as that you don’t have to get up early as you used to do to go to school or you don't have as much stress to do homework, study and in my case go to practice basketball.

In conclusion, for me it hasn’t been anything beneficial at school level, because it isn’t a vacation but you have more responsibility to do things by yourself and learn.

 By Angela

Teenagers should have Summer Homework  

Probably many politicians, parents and teachers believe that, given the situation in which we find ourselves, young people should have homework or work to do in the summer as a result of 3 months without going to class.

        On the one hand, the young people have not been able to go to class ,however, they have been doing work, exams, exercises ...

In addition, I consider that setting homework this summer would affect many students who are looking for the best grades and who are concerned about their future. For example, the fourth-grade students of the school that continue studying in high school or those who are in the university. 

Furthermore, students haven't been sleeping, playing video games during these three months ... as many people believe. Besides, many had virtual classes. 

But people do not understand this and consider they should have more homework, without thinking about how this catastrophic situation has been for them. For example, the possibility of opening the educational centers in July or continuing with online classes, or even that the course ended later, has also been being considered. 

          I think that neither children nor adolescents should have work, class ... in the summer. In my opinion I have already worked enough throughout the course and these three months I have not been sleeping. Not to mention the behavior of many teachers in this situation. I think that all the work we have done should be valued more since we have "learned to learn", individually without the help of anyone. 

Finally add that we deserve a quiet summer, since adolescents are also people and we have been the most affected in this situation, both for being the last to go outside and for being without seeing our friends and partners. 

 

Because we are the future and the only ones capable of changing it.

By Laura