English 101 discussion

Persuasive Essay Rough Draft

Pamela Williams

ENG 101

Prof Dana Teicheira

Persuasive Essay Rough Draft

The fact that the current world is suffering a great deal is not a surprising one. There are many things happening that make it difficult for people to do as they normally would. One of the worst things we are currently dealing with is the Coronavirus pandemic. Because of this, we have to do things vastly different than we are used to. And it is not only the adults that are dealing with this. The children have a lot of struggles as well. A great many of them are not used to the way they have to do things, mainly school. Many have had to switch to online schooling. Completely online schooling is not as effective as going in person, especially for the very young students.

Children in this country have become accustomed to getting up every day and going to school. When they are there, they are surrounded by their peers and teachers. They have become used to learning in this environment. The sudden and drastic change from this is difficult for them to adjust to. Every child learns differently, and children have always had to get used to doing the best they could going to school how they normally did. Now, we have children that struggled to find a good flow with in-person learning having to struggle to learn in a whole new way. Not all of them are able to pick up on it fast enough to produce good grades.

Social interaction is another important factor. A lot of children are too young to know in any real capacity how badly the pandemic is changing things. So, when we tell them they cannot go out and play, visit, and other things as they normally would, they may not understand. In addition, the social aspect of school in person is what can help a lot of children learn better. For these children, online can hurt more than it helps. And even though there is some level of socialization, it is not the same as it once was. Based on observing grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and others, it is clear that many times, the teacher is not even visible, and neither are other students. There are some children who need that constant visual presence of teachers and classmates.

To clarify, this is not to speak against online school. This is in fact the type of schooling I am currently participating in. However, adults and even teenagers have more experience with change than young children. They are also more developed and can self-direct more than the very young. For example, one child witnessed has struggled continuously and the teacher constantly emails the parent about an issue. It is harder for both her and her mom because of the mother working. If she were in regular school, she would be able to be kept on track better. While it can be argued that online is necessary due to the current pandemic issues, this can be handled as safely as possible by ensuring students are practicing safe measures. This will be the responsibility of the teachers.

The current method of handling online schooling is not effective for the students or the parents. This does not mean that it cannot work, but students should be able to have schooling that is closer to the normal way of doing it than they have now. Even if the solution is still online, it needs to be more interactive. This would vastly improve the current circumstances. The bottom line is students, especially the younger ones, are not learning as well as they did when they attended in person schooling.