Distance learning and virtual classes

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[...] In fact, Harvard has put 105 of its courses online for free and accessible to the general public. This is a huge learning opportunity that puts every student on an equal footing in terms of access to education that was hitherto extremely selective. Moreover, since studying online requires more motivation, time management skills and autonomy, students become fully aware that their achievement relates to a great extent on their attendance and thoroughness. It is by being confronted with distance learning, where passive attendance of courses and disempowerment cannot be tantamount to success, that students will best learn to empower and self-discipline themselves. [...]

[...] Homeschooling places every student equally It is also important to point out that homeschooling places every student equally since those who are victims of harassment and violence at school is then protected. In this regard, it is important to mention that nearly one third of adolescents around the world have recently been victims of harassment, according to data published by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. These concerns a total of 246 million students who are victims of bullying every year. [...]

[...] As a result, the time spent by teachers on maintaining discipline would result in a loss of 7.5 school days per year. Above all, all courses or study materials are available online, creating a paperless learning environment and therefore fully profitable for the environment. To finish, by providing students with the opportunity to attend university from the comfort of their living room, e-learning provides the benefit of easing the financial burden of traditional college. In fact, e-learning makes it possible to eliminate the costs related to transportation, meals and, above all, real estate, which I must admit can be very expensive in Paris and its suburbs. [...]

[...] Distance learning and virtual classes As a result of the global epidemic, the education system has been oscillating between distance and face-to-face classes for several months now. This unprecedented adaptation of education nowadays ‘at home' arouses both deep concerns regarding the inequalities it can generate or exacerbate, but also widens new perspectives in terms of learning, pedagogy and training opportunities. As we have been confined for quite some time now, Gregory and I am going to explain in the most objective and analytical way possible the reasons why the current situation allows too should be reducing or aggravate social inequalities. [...]