How many of you believe that online classes have taken the essence of traditional learning, keeping your child fixed to the screens for hours? Where extracurricular activities have completely lost their souls, kids are now at the mercy of technology to get an education and success in their lives.
Online learning was an immediate step taken by the government of India to combat the spread of novel coronavirus in the year 2020-21. But now, GOI is considering digitization and online education as a permanent resident of the reformed education system (re-visited in 2020) along with offline education.
Now that most of the schools in Jaipur are now welcoming their sr. secondary students back to the campus ensuring COVID-19 precautions, the best school listing sites in Jaipur are again bombarded with admission inquiries.
Every Step Has Its Own Advantages And Disadvantages. Let’s Unveil both the sides of the coin:
-> Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education
-> Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education
Online Education
Sure-Shot Benefits Of Online Education
-> Remote learning gives you the flexibility of location. You can get access to the session anywhere with the internet and a smart device.
-> Your child is at the comfort of his/her home.
-> Convenient attendance tracking
-> You can record the important sessions or take screenshots of important notes to refer to later.
-> Exams and assessments are easier.
-> One saves sufficient travel time and fuel.
-> Parents can effectively monitor their child’s concentration level and grasping power.
Limitations Of Online Education
-> No extracurricular activities.
-> Struggle with managing the screen time.
-> Staying fixed to the screen for a long affects the retinas.
-> Getting isolated from social interactions affects a child’s personality and confidence levels.
-> Technical glitches, poor connectivity, etc.
-> No smartphones, desktops, or laptops.
-> Less to no physical activities.
-> Less competitive environment
-> No access to additional campus facilities like libraries, playgrounds, courts, science labs, art rooms, etc.
Offline Education
Sure-Shot Benefits Of Offline Education
-> Attention increases if a student is getting a proper learning environment.
-> No distractions
-> No dependency on technology – no scope for screen lag or insufficiency of internet connection.
-> Students can have undivided attention from their subject teachers.
-> Students can resolve the issue by talking to their teachers in person.
-> Enhanced activities and social interactions contribute to liveliness, enthusiasm and increased energy.
-> Sense of competition makes students push their limits to do better than their classmates.
-> More interactive sessions.
Limitations Of Offline Education
-> Lack of knowledge of advanced technology
-> Reaching on time is a task for students living far.
-> There are chances students might miss some key points in the lecture while noting down each manually.
-> Takes time in jotting down notes.
-> Parents have limited control over the activities of their child as he/she is in school.
Silver Lining
Now that school management has again started to open their campus for students, offline studies are an option for those who were missing their school times. Also, online studies are not completely off the charts so, in an unprecedented time like pandemic or epidemic, online study mechanisms can again be revisited.
