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It’s interesting how divergent opinions on attending in person is for work vs school. At this point though the ship has sailed for the work debate. Going into
by mint2 5y ago
It’s interesting how divergent opinions on attending in person is for work vs school.
At this point though the ship has sailed for the work debate. Going into the office to do zoom calls with people at home means the pros of office are mostly removed, while the cons remain.
- chrischen 5y agoSchool is also child care/babysitting.
- geraldwhen 5y agoSocialization is the word you’re looking for. Kids need to be around other kids.
- bluedino 5y agoAdults don't?
- lotsofpulp 5y agoIt depends how long the commute is.
- kortilla 5y agoNo it’s not. That’s a very distinct different thing and many parents (myself included) would be fine if socializing came from explicit after school activities. School is nothing more than a government paid daycare for a significant portion of the people and it’s why there was such anger over school closures.
- MattGaiser 5y agoNobody seems really willing to tackle improving remote learning. It would be as if companies worked remotely by putting everyone on Zoom calls all day. Education in general refuses to move beyond the damn lecture.
- missedthecue 5y agoI don't think the problems that plague remote learning are technical in nature. They are fundamental. It's just hard to learn in a non-collaborative environment.
- noelherrick 5y agoI replied to you above, but I disagree. Many subjects could be vastly improved by excellent software. And I would say that in-person high school and university are fundamentally plagued by people who just want to lecture for an hour. That's just a fundamentally poor way to teach.
- mkl 5y agoYou're dead wrong there. Many universities are, and I and my colleagues have been working our butts off moving beyond lectures. Beside recent changes, some universities have been offering fully remote lectureless degrees for decades. The thing is, it's an enormous amount of work to do well, so no university can just switch everything instantly.