Week 12 (Part 1)

I don’t have an extensive experience with online-learning in general as this is my second semester taking online courses myself. And even my current experience is not very relatable to K-12 online learning. Based on what I think; K-12 online learning can be two things. Students are either taught online exclusively without attending schools or blended, where they do attend school sometimes and do virtual schooling at other times. I believe that online learning is very tricky with younger students for many reasons. First of all, K-12 students may not be as motivated to learn compared to older individuals. Also, online learning is very dependent on the students taking the initiative to learn by themselves and doing so based on their schedules. This might not be very successful with younger students because of procrastination and lack of interest.

I think the kind of students that take online classes are either students that have learning problems, are shy to speak up in class, are not succeeding in conventional schools, or are students that have busy schedules (compete in sports) and cannot attend regular schools. I think all courses can be offered online.