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[quote=Anonymous]I agree it can be done much better, but the comparison to college/adult DL is a demonstratively false one.

Those are adults who have paid for a course, are voluntarily sitting down in front of the computer, and have a strong interest in the outcome of the course. They have adult attention spans, adult maturity levels, and they understand the consequences if they don't pay attention or follow along.

Now compare that to a six year old, who would rather be playing in the backyard, who has a short attention span even in a regular classroom, and who really doesn't care if you mute his microphone, he's going to talk out of turn anyway. Kids are impulsive, they need to be constantly engaged or you lose their attention. When they're just squares on your screen, it's tough to tell who's zoned out, who needs redirection, who needs clarification, and who's actually comprehending the material.

And with distance learning, a seasoned classroom teacher is now stripped of a lot of their tried-and-true tools: moving around the classroom to keep kids from zoning out, giving the pointed look to the kid who's talking or fidgeting, the silent removal of a pencil from the hands of the kid fiddling with it.

You don't need to do nearly as much of this kind of thing with adults, so distance learning naturally works better than with kids. Just because it's been done for years with adults doesn't mean it still won't need a complete overhaul to work successfully with elementary school kids.[/quote]

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