Equity and Online Learning - oh! the irony!

Equity and Online Learning - oh the irony! 

More and more districts, programs, and communities are turning to online learning platforms, such as Odysseyware, GradPoint, Edgenuity, and others to fill a need. The need is for teachers who are qualified in whatever area since retention seems to be an issue of late.  But are these platforms viable and good enough to replace educators, classrooms, and the school experience?  Will the students engaged in these systems be able to outperform their peers? Districts and others believe they will engage the students and have them do as well as their peers in the classrooms they’re banking on it.    

 

This week we look at the rationalizations, purposes, advantages, disadvantages, and outcomes from the teacher and student perspective.  We know that educating children goes above and beyond the checkbook, but as most students in alternative education are from communities in need of resources - are we throwing them in and demanding they comply and do what we want as we want?  Or are we working with them to guide them and help them with whatever remediation they require, while also enhancing their school/community experience?  Are we helping them create a better future? Or are we happy creating levels of frustration, failure, and loss of hope?  

 

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