
This post is week 3 of 8 in the #8WeeksofSummer Blog Challenge for educators
This is a very difficult question. I have been thinking about it for days. What have I learned about my students after remote learning period? Did I find out something more than before?
Well, here are some of the conclusions I have drawn:
- The good students remained good students. What I mean is, remote learning has not made a difference. The people who are motivated to learn a language (or to achieve something in general) will achieve their goals, no matter what the situation is.
- Students with attention deficit or hyperactivity problems did aurprisingly great. I tried to create interactive games with kahoot, EduCandy and Quizlet, which made it look like a game, so they kept learning without noticing it and also all this touching of buttons and playing with apps kept them focused.
- Students, even in a young age, whose parents got involved in their remote learning thrived. I had a small group with 8-9 year olds, which would be really difficult to handle online, but parents attended every single class, encouraged their kids to take part in the lessons and helped with the arts and crafts as well as with technical issues. This made their children bond with them a bit more and also the parents appreciated my work, seeing what we could achieve working together.
- Lazy students continued to be lazy, avoided showning their work and also avoided communication. In some cases of class learning, there were a couple of students who kept their cameras and microphones closed and did not take part at all. I believe though, tha when it comes to children, parents should be actively involved. This stuation would have been prevented if they were there to help. But this is a problem that dooes not happen only with remote classes, but also in real class environment.
- Adult students adjusted better, since remote classes gave them the freedom of having the class in the convinience of their home and at times which were more suitable for them.
All in all we made this work. We will again if needed. Now I know better how to handle certain situations and people and I believe all this has brought some people closer and some apart. The ones who left are not worth it, I guess...
4 comments:
Theodora, it was interesting to read your insights. I can relate to some of yours, but I also had some differences. Sadly, most of my lessons had to be recorded. I would have preferred to have online classes like you. I bet that was a rewarding experience having parents, students and teachers working side-by-side to learn and teach the lessons. That seems like the best-case scenario for those who are able to accomplish it.
Dear Denise, although there were some people who adjusted almost immediately, there were others who refused to work online at all and even called me to cancel lessons from now on, bacause in case of Corona lockdown again they would have to cancel their lessons anyway. A particular person even demanded discount and even paid less in the end because he didn't appreciate all the work we have been doing. There were some bad sides as well. Recording the lesson is a stressful experience and needs good planning, but if the rules are like that, what can you do?
So true. So I guess it didn't work for everyone, live or recorded, it sounds like. It's all just too sad, isn't it?
It is. But I now know how to handle things and people in case of a new emergency!
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