FULL REMOTE LEARNING - Learning at home
Unfortunately due to the pandemic, most schools around the world had to turn to remote learning, to stop the spread, but while the rate of transmission goes down, there are also some negative affects too. Here are some pros and cons:
Own Pace
When working at home, you have the ability to work at your own pace.
- “Online learning has a significant upside in that students can work at their own pace, which is important for those that have cognitive issues caused by brain inflammation," says Mary Rensel, M.D., director of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Wellness at the Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis in Ohio.
- “Studying online gave me freedom and relieved pressure. I was able to wake up at the time I wanted and still get my work done,” says Schnitzler, who hails from Quakertown, PA, and at times battles fatigue, cognitive issues, and weakness throughout her body. Having the ability to work at her own pace, she adds, especially when she wasn’t feeling 100%, was a grade-saver.
Eliminated Commute
Eliminating commute can help students focus a lot better throughout the entire school day.
- “Eliminating a commute helps fatigue. Students can avoid hot weather waiting for a bus, and they don’t have to walk long distances, whether from a bus or car, or to school and around hallways,” says Julie Fiol, an RN and director of MS Information for the National MS Society in Waltham, MA.
CONS
Academic Loss
Due to remote learning, many students aren't getting the same amount of academic learning that they would usually get.
- Through statewide surveys, the Education Trust of New York found only half of parents across the state found remote learning this fall successful.
- New research suggests that by September, most students will have fallen behind where they would have been if they had stayed in classrooms, with some losing the equivalent of a full school year’s worth of academic gains.
Stress
Remote learning causes a lot of stress on kids, due to being in a new learning environment.
- While just over half of all students surveyed said they were more stressed about school in 2020 than they had been previously, the issue was more pronounced among remote students. Eighty-four percent of remote students reported exhaustion, headaches, insomnia or other stress-related ailments, compared to 82 percent of students who were in the classroom on some days and 78 percent of students who were in the classroom full time.