In online classes, there are a lot of adjustments, especially for those people that don’t have a stable internet connection and gadgets. There are some students that don’t have money for sustained internet services. Unfortunately, the country’s internet infrastructure is not capable of online classes which usually resulted in a sudden loss of signals.
Based on some research, they called it “less challenged”. Less challenged? While some students can’t afford to have their own stable internet connection. It is not the only issue that makes online classes very difficult, the presence of slow connection, unexpected power outages, and expensive gadgets are still unsolved.
How did we know if the students learned from online classes? Although some of their parents help them in answering their modules. Based on my experiences, when online class starts, there are some difficult things I’ve experienced Often, the internet connection goes unstable because of the volume of users during weekdays. The limited resources forced me to excuse my online classes which are the time are conflicting with my sister’s classes.
The online class is very important nowadays because we’re having a pandemic that can lead the students sick if they’re going to school with their classmates. Face to face is risky and not applicable for now. Also, the online class helped students learn even if they’re just staying in the house, unlike face-to-face classes with some students and teachers going to school from different places, walking or having a service are maybe infected by the virus.
Parents are also favorable with this kind of learning method because of their worries regarding the safety of children. Also, this can help those parents in below minimum wage earner for their children’s education expenses thru modular learning. Instead of wasting it for allowance, they can add it to household expenses. The education system must be innovative enough to create and establish sustainable strategies for inclusive learning environments like online classes, modular learning, or technology-aided learning interactions.
For me as a student, I absolutely support the distance learning system because it gives an opportunity for me to learn and gain knowledge from those teachers having a hard time teaching us and also adjust to this kind of system. Hoping someday all students can adapt to this distant learning system, encouraging them to strive hard for their future dreams and give their best to perform even in the online world.
Distant Online Learning in Pandemic Year
