Online Learning Vs. In-Person
The effects of COVID and the pandemic have been widely reported on, but today I want to focus specifically on how it affected college students and online vs in-person school. There are benefits and consequences for both online school and in-person school. When online it is easy to get distracted and not pay attention to the class which could negatively impact your grades greatly. This is because some classes do not require you to turn on your camera while meeting on zoom giving you the freedom of doing whatever you want to without your professor knowing. Even if your professor requires you to have your camera turned on they can not know if something else is distracting you in your room. This loss in engagement in the material makes lectures seem harder and more difficult to understand which can, in turn, lead to more kids skipping class. With so many different websites like Chegg and Khan Academy that offer answers to homework questions and teach you how to solv...