Ms. Smith Blog

 My experience with distanced education has been mixed, to put it lightly. I graduated high school before COVID, so I dodged most distance learning for my high school--however, I watched my sister experience it, and it was a mess. My school district is small and pretty poor, so it couldn't be expected that all students would have access to technology from home. Instead of switching to an online model, the school sent out educational packets. These packets were identical for all students, regardless of what classes they were taking, and I don't think that they were graded. It was a bleak time. For myself, my distanced learning in K-12 was limited to a handful of online classes--nutrition, driver's ed, and a few college-level math courses. None of these relied heavily on recorded material. For the most part, these classes involved me reading brief passages and completing homework online. I've never clicked with online classes. To me, they don't feel "real" e...