Report Card Findings: Kids Need To Get Back To School, Virtual Classrooms Are Failing Students

Hotair ^ | 10/26/2020 | Karen Townsend

[Morpheus2009]

But at least they saved everyone from the virus!!!

[moehoward]

Lots of problems here in WA state too. My kid seems to do well with it though. Gone Cs and Ds to As and Bs.

[Tanniker Smith]

I know some of my blended students tell me they don’t “get” the remote parts.

[FMBass]

My wife’s a teacher. From listening to her, my impression is that a big part of the problem is that kids are blowing off the zoom (remote) sessions.

[WKUHilltopper]

That’s the plan. Keep ‘em dumb. However, we’ve lead the world on teaching them how to put on rubbers and identifying 1,000 different ‘genders’. Yay! We’re number 1!

[HamiltonJay]

Because they are phoning it in... (teachers, not the kids)...

[rlmorel]

I am adamantly against remote teaching.

It may work for motivated adults and perhaps for motivated kids, but I think it will do a disservice to the rest.

I hate it.

[RatRipper]

This out to make us re-assess ALL computer-based training. I have NEVER thought it was all it was cracked up to be. It probably has its place, but also probably over-used and does not deliver on its rave expectations.

[rlmorel]

Nothing against kids, but I don’t see how a kid can keep their focus on a zoom session when other windows for them to peek at are available or open.

I am an adult, and I have a difficult time not being distracted.

I think the teachers unions suck for pushing this. It is a crime, in my opinion. These kids are going to suffer long term effects due to this idiocy.

[devane617]

Teachers have less opportunity to simply pass along the low achieving students when online. All are presented the same info and tests. In an actual class the teacher just ignores the low achieving students and passes them up the line.

[Vigilanteman]

It depends a great deal on the kid. In general, the younger the kid, the less likely virtual classrooms will work.

The more introverted and motivated the kid, the more likely they will work.

How old is yours?

[FMBass]

Agree. I don’t blame the kids either. Keeping their attention is tough given the competition of all the other stuff a kid has access to when he is home.

The remote thing wasn’t/isn’t thought out too well.

Don’t know what the union pushed for. My wife refused to join, hence is a bit ostracized for it.

Also agree. This is not helping the all the kids.

[RetiredScientist]

My wife and daughter are both high school teachers. They each have conscientious students who do well. Both also have students that do not show up or turn in assignments. Contacting parents has helped in a few cases, but many do not. I find it sad. The underachievers will be easily duped by the social justice warriors. In reality, their own folly will limit their opportunities.

[FMBass]

My wife is Special Ed, middle school. I agree with your assessment.

My impression of the parents: “Apples not falling far from the tree” and all that (in many cases).

[RetiredScientist]

That is sad, because these students are not prepared for the material in the next class. My wife and daughter teach STEM subjects which build upon prior material. One good byproduct of virtual instruction is that the teachers have a collection of short videos that work through typical problems. These are all on-line and a student who needs help late at night (a common problem) can access them then.

[jazzlite]

Virtual learning and test taking is not just effecting younger kids, it is problematic for college students, too. I know a second year nursing student who laments that she feels very deprived because of no lab access at school, difficulties because of lack of access to professors and this week, she was unable to successfully log on to take a crucially timed test and was unable to do so for 10 minutes. She called the procter and emailed her professor of the problem but the time had passed. Then, when she put in her answer on the first few questions the computer changed the answer to a different answer. All in all, these gliches cost her valuable time. Because there is the record that she reported the problem immediately, she may not be held to her grade on the test, according to her professor, but that decision will be left with the President of the Nursing Dept. Naturally, everyone who knows her is upset.

[TianaHighrider]

I think being away from the brainwashing of these institutions would be beneficial to many. They haven’t been teaching true education for decades.

[Rurudyne]

I guess indoctrination needs a real classroom to mobilize peer pressure to conform.

[Reily]

Kids aren’t self-disciplined enough to get the benefit of on-line teaching.