In the contemporary world, matters associated with education for youngsters have been of increasing concern to the public. There are arguments that distance learning via networking sites are replacing the guidance of teachers in class. I contend that the drawbacks of this are eclipsed by the benefits that it brings about.
On the one hand, there are some problems to a certain extent. First of all, replacing traditional courses with online classes is due to less supervision. For example, unlike teachers or deskmates, a computer will not wake up a sleeping student. Secondly, pupils do not have opportunity to be face-to-face with teachers, who are able to know the distinctive character of each student and boost their learning ability by specific guidance. Finally, learners would be restricted direct contact with each other, such as discussed after lessons, and then lead to the lack of motivation and element of competition.
However, I believe that the positives of virtual classrooms greatly exceed the drawbacks. To begin with, it frees the students to study in a comfortable way, meaning work whenever, whatever is convenient. Just sitting in front of a computer at home, they can start learning, so saving them trouble commuting. Furthermore, this method opens access to anybody regardless of age and who wants to revise lessons. Last but not least, these courses assist schools and students in saving money on facility costs, while schools used to have to pay a huge amount of money for electricity, water bills for interactive learning. Hence, the impact of online courses is significant on not only students but also all members in society.
In conclusion, the advantages of distance learning such as confinement of time, space and cost reduction have made me believe this trend is overshadowed by positives.
In the contemporary world, matters associated with education for youngsters have been of increasing concern to the public. There are arguments that distance
learning
via networking sites are replacing the guidance of teachers in
class
. I contend that the drawbacks of this
are eclipsed
by the benefits that it brings about.
On the one hand, there are
some
problems to a certain extent.
First of all
, replacing traditional courses with online classes is due to less supervision.
For example
, unlike teachers or
deskmates
, a computer will not wake up a sleeping
student
.
Secondly
, pupils do not have opportunity to be face-to-face with teachers, who are able to know the distinctive character of each
student
and boost their
learning
ability by specific guidance.
Finally
, learners would
be restricted
direct contact with each other, such as discussed after lessons, and then lead to the lack of motivation and element of competition.
However
, I believe that the positives of virtual classrooms
greatly
exceed the drawbacks. To
begin
with, it frees the
students
to study
in a comfortable way
, meaning work whenever, whatever is convenient.
Just
sitting in front of a computer at home, they can
start
learning
,
so
saving them trouble commuting.
Furthermore
, this method opens access to anybody regardless of age and who wants to revise lessons. Last
but
not least, these courses assist schools and
students
in saving money on facility costs, while schools
used
to
have to
pay a huge amount of money for electricity, water bills for interactive
learning
.
Hence
, the impact of online courses is significant on not
only
students
but
also
all members in society.
In conclusion
, the advantages of distance
learning
such as confinement of time, space and cost reduction have made me believe this trend
is overshadowed
by positives.