Now that this most bizarre school year is coming to an end and that we have had both in-person regular classes and virtual classes, it is time to think about which one of the two options we prefer and why.
From the point of view of a teacher, and although virtual classes can be an excellent complement to traditional teaching, I believe there is no such dilemma about the issue. The percentage of students who have dropped out or who haven't done things in a fair way is incredibly high and frustrating!!!
Here are some newspaper articles for you to read and a video in Spanish about an Italian university professor talking about the issue:
Online vs. In-Person Classes (College Times)
Can virtual classrooms beat face-to-face interaction? (The Guardian)
As the coronavirus closes schools and teaching moves online, will students still learn? (Poynter)
'I can't get motivated': the students struggling with online learning (The Guardian)
Nuccio Ordine, university professor and writer, tells us his opinion about the discussion (in Spanish) >>
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Voluntary exams on Monday:
for 4º ESO from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
for 1º ESO from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday, 4th June
1º ESO
Tasks for today:
Unit 7 (page 152-153) >> Revising for the exam.
4º ESO
Smart Planet Digital books
Homework:
Revise for the final exams with the workbook (unit 9) pages 74-83
HOMEWORK FOR TODAY:
Keep finishing all the things you still have to hand in and revising for the final exams.
mmmEnglisht tells us How To Use SO & SUCH | Add Emphasis in English!
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 200603 / 03 June 2020 >>> How to protect ourselves from a meteor strike (Defending ourselves from meteorites) - Language related to 'space'. Need-to-know language: meteorite, orbit, Solar System, asteroid & shooting star.
