In technology class this week, we are suppose to decide if online classes would eliminate inequality in districts. Honestly, I am not sure what kind of inequality we are suppose to discuss. There are many different types of inequalities such as gender, age and race. Inequality could be that one type of student gets more help than another or a teacher grades one student easier than another. This can be frequent in a classroom setting. The teacher can see the student on a regular basis and can begin to pick favorites with-out realizing it. An online class is much different than regular school. Everything is done online so the teacher never actually meets the students. I do not think that this prevents teachers from picking favorites. Gender, age and race may not be known for certain, but teachers have a general idea about what the student is like based on their name and work. Online classes do not eliminate inequality completely. It may appear that students have a better chance of being treated equal when the teacher does not actually know them. In reality though, it is not the type of school, in class or online, that matters; it is the teacher. Technology cannot fix people and their hearts. It is up to each and every one of us to treat others with equality. Technology may help with online classes, but that may be due to the fact that teachers simply do not know their students then.
I definitely agree that it is not the type of school that matters, but the teacher. I like that you pointed out, though, that online classes can't eliminate picking favorites because there will always be some students that we click with better than we do with other students, even if it's not a face-to-face relationship, but conversations online.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea that technology cannot fix people but instead we in our hearts need to have equality for all people. I do agree with you that the teacher has the power to display to their students what is necessary for them to have equality to all. Maybe you are right that online learning might help that but I have a feeling those same inquality problems will become just as bad of a situation.The root of the problem is people will always be biased so how can we really change people's hearts. That is a more tricky question.
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