Pros and cons of online education

Pros and cons of online education.

   The world is a dynamic system that gets changed every now and then. The pandemic has set its own rules that we must obey and has affected all aspects of social life. The education has also had to adapt to the new conditions. That is why studying online is a common practice at all educational institutions (levels) nowadays. However, students have rather controversial opinions about this topic. Some believe that online studying is much more convenient and better than full-time education. Still others consider a face-to-face studying the best way to learn and to teach. Today I will try to elaborate on this up-to-date issue.

   In my personal view, online studying is a leader of tomorrow and people should not be so critical about it. Firstly, this type of education helps you to allocate your time in the most suitable way and easily find balance between relaxation and work. Secondly, you can study from any place, which means that you do not have to spend time getting to school or university. In addition, I can tell from my personal experience that online education has helped me to reduce stress. This major change in lifestyle has had an enormous effect on my mental health.

   On the other hand, many people claim that while studying at home, students become reckless and do not take this type of education seriously. Such careless behavior leads to getting low marks and not succeeding at an educational process. What is more, the supporters of face-to-face studying say that online schooling is not efficient as it depends on many factors like the availability of the Internet connection. The presence of other family members near the student can also affect the process of learning. The last thing is that primary school pupils find it difficult to work with high technology and operate with computers without the control of their parents.

   Mainly, I do not support this idea. When the person is responsible and understands the significance of education, he tries his best to achieve high results so online studying cannot distract him from it. Exactly the opposite, the concerned person tries to take all necessary knowledge, attends all available courses and does not get lazy. He still feels in charge of his future. Yet I agree that this type of studying may not fit everybody owing to age. That is why online education should be primarily for high school students.

  Overall, I can tell that the topic of learning from home is disputable. I personally believe that this area has to be developed and perfected. The society has a wrong mindset of being afraid of something new.  We should be open instead.  That is why I am of the opinion that from now on online education is an important part of everyone’s life.