When considering
post-high school education, students have many options. They may enroll their
local community college, attend a four-year university or travel
internationally as a foreign exchange student. In each of these situations, the
school most likely has an online option. Students must decide whether they are
fit for the traditional classroom or a web-based course. Ultimately,
traditional schooling will provide students with a better experience.
There is a greater sense
of responsibility in a physical classroom. When students attend these classes,
there is a specific time when they are expected to be in the classroom for
their lessons; whereas in online classes, students can work on their
assignments within a large block of time. Procrastination is a danger to those
who study online. When students wait until the last moment to work on a
project, they are rushed and may not apply themselves as well as they could
have if they had more time. It’s also possible that they put the work off so
long that they forget to even begin the project at all.
In the traditional
classroom, students see their peers who can hold them accountable for finishing
the projects assigned in class. The relationships between students are stronger
in the traditional class than they are online. It is more difficult to form
bonds with classmates in an online course when one does not see them on a
regular basis. The relationship between students and professors is also
stronger in the traditional class for the same reason. In the physical
classroom, students additionally have easier access to the professors to ask
questions than they would online. Because they hold students more accountable
for their education and they facilitate deeper relationships between peers and
professors, traditional schooling is superior to online education.
