Foreign:

Weele, C. (2020, April 13). Opinion: Online classes are not effective in

educating students. Retrieved October 29, 2020, from

https://thedailyaztec.com/98532/opinion/online-classes-are-not-

effective-in-educating-their-students/

According to Weele, enrolling in school in an online program the last

term, she has come to understand first-hand that classes conducted

online don't seem to be the promising educational opportunities they're made

out to be. For many learners at her school, online courses are solely a

method to meet curriculum and subject requirements. Students are not moved

to online classes because online classes serve more than 100 learners; most of

the homework is short and easy.

Besides that, assignments were also intended to be rated quickly so that

the school can accommodate such an excessive number of scholars rather

than giving out tasks where learners can assess and review the

material more in-depth. Learners must depend on self-discipline to

induce within the material independently. The most significant downside of

exercising online learning is the lack of face-to-face communication and

interaction among educators and their learners.

Live study sessions are rare and occasionally held during that time when

learners must accompany other classes or maybe work. Online courses indeed

help learners who would contrarily not be able to go to an in-room class
gathering. However, they fail to produce a real education with stress on

convenience instead of critical thinking. Weele said the students need online

classes to help and mold themselves to possess a learning experience that

may implement quality education.

Local:

Ki, C. (2020, September 04). Students say they have a hard time with online

classes. Retrieved October 29, 2020, from

https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/04/students-say-they-have-a-hard-time-

with-online-classes/

According to Ki, several private institutions and universities in the

Philippines have already started conducting their respective online classes as

the hashtag (#AcademicFreeze) went trending. It then became a sign that

students have difficulty coping with the new set up of learning and vented their

frustrations on Twitter's social networking site.

The cries for an academic freeze are nothing new as parents and students

have already expressed their sentiments to put a stop to this academic year

and to make education more accessible for people from all positions of life since

not everybody can afford to have access to the Internet and what more on

buying technologies that are suitable for an online class. 

However, the main issue that is being tackled now for students is how

complicated online schooling is instead of actual studies. Even learners who

enjoy studying are struggling with online education. Some Twitter users even

stated the following, "I love studying, pero kung ganito ang magiging sistema,

hindi lang ang mga estudyante ang nahihirapan but also the teachers.", "Please

don't ever blame us in the next semesters about not learning anything from this

semester of online requirements.