“The universities say that’s because that is what the students demand but that is pure BS.”
Yep..... they said the same thing about online learning yet the majority of students I spoke with said otherwise.
Online learning has its uses but being the primary means delivering instruction to most people is not one of them.
Online learning requires considerable self-discipline. You either provide from yourself (That’s why it’s called self-discipline!) or is imposed by from the outside by instructors or parents. I think it’s totally inappropriate for K12. Some HS juniors and seniors might have the personal* maturity\self-discipline to be able to do it. (* parents\guardians impose it!) For the most part its devolved into a K12 instruction unionista scam to get out of teaching!
It’s barely appropriate for incoming college\university freshmen\sophomores given the level of immaturity and lack of preparation in students today.