Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so many industries have been affected. There were some that have been compromised and were forced to shut down and fire employees, while others had to choose to resort to home-based or remote work and lay-off or downsize the initial number to their workforce to continue on despite the economic downturn the COVID-19 pandemic had caused. One of the industries that resorted to home-based or remote work is the education sector. It is not just the students affected by this, but the staff as well and this includes and directly applies to the teachers, professors, mainly all the educators.
Just how are they affected by this? Are there good and bad effects the teachers get due to this? If you want to know more then you’ve come to the right place. Read on to learn a few of the Pros and Cons of Online Learning to Teachers.
Pros and Cons of Online Learning To Teachers
Because it is not just the teachers that suffer consequences due to the new learning set-up, but how they are affected by this as well.
Doing Things By Schedule
When adjusting to a new set-up, everything really is unpredictable. The time you think you finally fully understand the new flow of things, something happens out of the blue. That said, even if teachers try to organize their tasks, deadlines, and submissions with to-do lists, a con teachers might have with this is that they can’t be so sure if they can follow the schedule fully since there is so much to consider. Some students not having internet connections or students getting sick, adjustments the schools will make, and so on and so forth. However this may be a con, the pro to this is that teachers that have grown tired by the routine, now have something unexpected to look out for since every day poses a different challenge.
Being Cooped Up at Home
Although a pro to having remote work is to not have to make that much effort like go out of your house and drive or commute to school as well as think of what you have to wear every day because online classes just happen through video calls mostly so the most you have to worry about is fixing your hair and at least wearing a decent top because that’s the only part your students will see. However, a big con to being cooped up at home is that it causes the teacher stress and burnout as it does everybody who’s been seeing the same four walls of their houses every day. By having your workplace as your resting place as well, there will not be enough space to actually do the resting and your body now might not be able to see the difference and so being cooped up at home may be a big con for the teachers.
Online Teaching
Online teaching is a double-edged sword in reality. It is both a pro and a con. Because remote teaching can be seen as a pro that is something easier or more preferable by someone that has the right resources such as stable internet access, fast-working and responding gadgets, and even just having a work-friendly environment at home. But not everyone has access to these resources as not everyone is privileged enough to have all of these. Those that do not have access to do these and rely on the facilities at school really find this as a con.
So students, be kind to your teachers. Because it is not just you that is adjusting to this new set-up, but them as well. It is always better to always extend understanding especially during times like these than be someone that makes it an even harder time for someone else.
What do you find to be a pro or con of online learning? Share in the comments.
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Being at home all the time is something I find as a pro and con, at the same time. Sometimes, you may not want to leave your home and this could work out just fine. On the other hand, there will be instances where your learners will need to interact with you in person but you are not there! So, there is that….
The pros definitely outweigh the cons.
Online learning makes it more accessible anywhere however, there can be tons of distractions on the background. Also, the internet connection should be stable. I think it will be the future of teaching nonetheless.
I have many teacher friends and i can agree with all these pros and cons.. Here in Philippines, aside from online classes, there is also a modular system.. And some sacrifices teachers made aside from printing out a lot of module copies is to deliver those modules to their students. Salute to all the teachers and their hardwork to bring quality education to students amidsts the pandemic
Especially since the pandemic we all had to find out what works best for us. There are pros and cons to all those ‘new’ methods.
There are pros and cons in everything and I totally agree with this. Everyone should know and read this. Thanks for sharing
the pandemic has changed a lot of things. It forced the kids to learn online, as well as teachers. It can be very different from the actual classroom learning but there are perks of it too.
I love online teaching. I think the pros outweigh the cons.
I have friends that are teachers and some of them teach in person but the majority of them teach online. They’ve shared the ups and downs with me and your list has a lot of what has been shared with me.
I am amazed by all of the virtual teachers. My boy’s school had two for every grade level last year, the other 5-6 were for the on-campus students. This year, they are down to only 3 total virtual teachers at our elementary school. They struggled so much with not having that same contact and connection to students that you get in a classroom. Luckily our teachers all still worked on campus so still were around others throughout the day.
This is such a great resource for any teacher. At first glance, online learning may seem like a win for everyone, but there are pluses and minuses to everything. It’s important we know all of them.
I have been doing some form of online learning for quite a while, well before covid. So it wasn’t much of a change for me. But I know it can be a huge change for people who are used to teaching in a classroom and for students who haven’t experienced online learning. Like you mentioned definitely pros and cons to online learning, for both the students and especially the teachers. I think for traditional school classes I still prefer in-person learning.
Interesting my dad does a lot of online teaching as does my neighbour and I know it can be really intense for them. I do agree with you that it can be a double-edged sword.