Benefits of Online Education | Namraatha Omalmie Joanna John | TEDxYouth@Peradeniya
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8s0yWxZBNY Video ID: D8s0yWxZBNY ============================================================ Transcriber: João Pedro Reviewer: Anna Sobota I am pretty sure that we have never been allowed to use our computers, iPads or mobile phones for as long as we have in the past few months thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online learning is now a norm in our society, and one may wonder, which is better: online learning or physical learning? I personally think that online learning is much better than physical learning, and here’s why. Whenever we are in school, it is much more likely for us to get distracted. For instance, you could get called out of class by a teacher, or that’s usually a time that my friends and I talk about what we did during the weekend or if we are going out after school or the time that after school practices would finish. But when we learn online, we don’t get distracted as much because we don’t have as many people to talk to. Online learning also helps us to focus more. It makes it easier because teachers are finding new and innovative ways to teach and entertain students by using PowerPoint presentations, videos and online games. It’s also much calmer to do your studies online than having to bother about students screaming from the other classes or the really loud friends sitting behind you that won’t stop fangirling of the new cool band they found or the new song that was just released. Also, when we go to school physically, the physical and mental strain is much higher because then you would be wondering of how you could go to the next class sooner, of how you can manage your time to do all the homework after all the tiring after school practices. But when you learn online, you will get more free time to do your homework and as well to relax after a long lesson. It is also much more convenient for students to do their studies online than going to school early in the morning and coming back late in the evening. However, when you go to school physically, the physical and mental strain of going through a day is much higher than doing your studies online. So I think that it would be much more convenient, relaxing and less hectic, if we could continue doing our studies online.