As an educator, I'm going to draw a distinction here. Zoom *lectures* suck. Pandemic virtual school sucked because the teachers weren't equipped or prepared. You can't effectively take a classroom approach and dump it into zoom and expect great results.
BUT as a 30+ year high school math teacher (I've done both classroom & online), I wil…
As an educator, I'm going to draw a distinction here. Zoom *lectures* suck. Pandemic virtual school sucked because the teachers weren't equipped or prepared. You can't effectively take a classroom approach and dump it into zoom and expect great results.
BUT as a 30+ year high school math teacher (I've done both classroom & online), I will say that teaching online can actually be very effective, interactive, and engaging. Doing so requires a completely different delivery. For example, teaching Honors Algebra 2, I use interactive platforms several times a week so that I can see students working in real time.
I've heard you say many times that online learning is a failure, and I just wanted to weigh in on the success of solid cyber programs versus zoom meetings. 😊
As an educator, I'm going to draw a distinction here. Zoom *lectures* suck. Pandemic virtual school sucked because the teachers weren't equipped or prepared. You can't effectively take a classroom approach and dump it into zoom and expect great results.
BUT as a 30+ year high school math teacher (I've done both classroom & online), I will say that teaching online can actually be very effective, interactive, and engaging. Doing so requires a completely different delivery. For example, teaching Honors Algebra 2, I use interactive platforms several times a week so that I can see students working in real time.
I've heard you say many times that online learning is a failure, and I just wanted to weigh in on the success of solid cyber programs versus zoom meetings. 😊