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Remote Learning and Its Effect on the Public Schools vs. Private Schools Debate

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Remote Learning and Its Effect on the Public Schools vs. Private Schools Debate
In the case of remote learning, the student is separated from the teacher or the source of

knowledge by time and space. The two parties will not be able to meet in a classroom setting

because of this. Distance learning, remote training, or virtual learning are other terms for it.

Asynchronous or synchronous remote learning is possible. It is possible to have all students

online at the same time in synchronous remote learning (SRL). Students may view the same

course at various times through asynchronous remote learning. Over 80 percent of the world's

population is no longer able to participate in the conventional classroom-based learning system

due to the pandemic of COVID19 (Alam, & Tiwari, 2021). This has resulted in the majority of

educational institutions, both private and public, switching to remote learning.

Student-teacher and parent-teacher relationships are affected by remote learning. As a

result of their regular interactions, students and teachers have formed a strong relationship. This

connection is essential to boosting learning efficiency. When schools were closed, instructors

and kids were no longer able to interact on a regular basis. Because there was no progress to

communicate, Goldstein (2020) claims that instructors and parents were unable to keep up with

each other's progress on the pupils. In both public and private institutions, the use of remote

learning has improved educational technology. This is due to the fact that it pushes institutions to

develop and adapt to new technology once it is adopted. When instructors have to deal with

documentation of students' academic records and examination issuance, it makes learning

simpler and less cumbersome since everything will be incorporated into a simple and more

comfortable system for everyone.

The school's technology infrastructure is bolstered as a result of remote learning. Both

public and private schools will be encouraged to enhance their electronic infrastructure as time

goes because of the ever-changing nature of technology. Schools will also be able to improve
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their teaching and learning methods by adopting these new technologies. In both public and

private schools, students' willingness to cooperate and pay attention in class suffers as a result of

remote learning. As a result, pupils will be exposed to improved technology and the Internet as a

whole, which may lead to the student's attention being diverted by these distractions (Goldstein,

2020). The cost of education in both public and private institutions goes up when students study

remotely. In order to pay for the remote learning infrastructure, schools will have to raise the fees

they collect from parents. Depending on the sort of school, whether public or private, and the

degree of education and quality of education it provides, this rise will vary.

Since the end of face-to-face learning, remote learning has emerged as a better option for

students to continue their education, but it still has its advantages and disadvantages. Remote

learning will have an impact on both private and public schools, depending on how much they

embrace it. These institutions' students, educators, and parents will all be impacted in different

ways depending on how they decide to use distance learning. When it comes to continuing

education in both public and private institutions, remote learning is the ideal option, rather than

having pupils wait until face-to-face classes restart.

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References
Alam, A., & Tiwari, P. (2021). Implications of COVID-19 for Low-cost Private

Schools. UNICEF, Issue Brief, (8). Retrieved from

https://www.unicef.org/globalinsight/media/1581/file/UNICEF_Global_Insight_Implicati

ons_covid-19_Low-cost_Private_Schools_2021.pdf

Goldstein, D. (2020). The class divide: Remote learning at 2 schools, private and public. The

New York Times, 10. Retrieved from

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/coronavirus-public-private-school.html