At first, I had no clue what I was going to write for all of these journals. I love how we get to choose whatever we want, rather than being given a specific topic, but it is still hard to come up with something at first. However, after a few different occurrences this week, I decided to discuss the success of online schooling.
The video we watched in class about education reforms sparked a conversation between my friends and I a few days later about online schools. We pretty much decided that none of us would be able to do school online because of the many distractions of the internet. Also, reading off of a computer screen with no one physically with you to discuss things with or ask questions seem extremely difficult. It actually seems to go against the argument the video had. It wouldn't help kids to discover or promote creativity because it just sticks them in front of a computer screen for eight hours.
I actually have a personal experience with online school because I am taking personal fitness with Georgia Virtual School. I know personal fitness sounds like it is no big deal, but it is actually a ton of work. Besides having 6 workouts per week and 40 minutes each, there are lessons, worksheets, projects, and quizzes on anything between types of exercising to stress. Speaking of stress...this class, although online, is extremely time-consuming considering I have six other classes to worry about for actual school. I feel that the set up of the virtual school is not the best for interactive learning. If a student took all of their classes online, they would be falling asleep reading the screen. Therefore, education reform would definitely be helpful, however, the use of technology instead of interactive teaching would be a major set-back for students.
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