There are two different ways of achieving a college education: taking either online or traditional classes. I have experienced both online and traditional classes and have found they both have their benefits and drawbacks. I graduated high school twentieth in my class of one hundred and thirty-two students, from Whitesboro High School in the spring of 2008. The following fall, I started college at Grayson County College. At the time I was working full time at Lunar Golf at Midway Mall in Sherman Texas. So I felt that online classes would be my best choice. Boy, how wrong I was. I didn’t understand what was going on in any of my classes. I felt that I couldn’t juggle all of my online classes with, work, family, and of course my social life.
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Many people think that online classes are the same as traditional classes, but in my experience they are not. Yeah, one still receives the same kind of credit for both, but do a student might not learn as much with online classes as you would with traditional classes. In the spring of 2014, I only took online classes. I thought it would be extremely easy. However, there was a lot of book work, and writing summaries. When I saw my first A on my assignment I realized something wasn’t right. Only because I did not put any effort in the paper, I just jotted down a couple of sentences from the chapter, which did not make any sense. The paper was the bare minimum of one hundred words. It took my professor literally thirty seconds from the time I submitted the assignment until my grade popped up. I then realized that the professor did not care what I wrote as long as I turned something in. I can honestly say I did not learn whatsoever in that class. Now, only being three weeks into this fall semester I already feel I have benefited more than I did in an entire summer of online classes. In online classes, it’s hard to stay focused with all of the distractions. Whereas in a classroom setting a student is more likely to not get distracted and be able to pay attention. So as far as quality goes, I believe in traditional classes are …show more content…
With online classes you can learn in the comforts of your own home. Also, a student does not have to have a tight schedule. For example, when I took online classes, I could basically do my homework any time, as long as it was turned in by the due date. I did not have a set time that I had to do any studying as long as the assignments were turned in. I also discovered with online classes if I had trouble understanding something, I would have to email my Professor to get help, which would take anywhere from 12 hours to 48 hours to email me back. For example, it was a Monday and I began working on a paper for psychology that was due the following Friday. I emailed Professor Morgan to ask him to clarify the assignment to me, so that I could comprehend the assignment . It took Professor Morgan 24 hours to return an email. So It delayed my time of working on my paper. I found myself never reading my books, and only doing half the work I was supposed to do. Whereas with traditional classes you have a set time that you meet for classes. I believe that if a student is going to go to college and actually learn traditional is the way to
Many people think that online classes are the same as traditional classes, but in my experience they are not. Yeah, one still receives the same kind of credit for both, but do a student might not learn as much with online classes as you would with traditional classes. In the spring of 2014, I only took online classes. I thought it would be extremely easy. However, there was a lot of book work, and writing summaries. When I saw my first A on my assignment I realized something wasn’t right. Only because I did not put any effort in the paper, I just jotted down a couple of sentences from the chapter, which did not make any sense. The paper was the bare minimum of one hundred words. It took my professor literally thirty seconds from the time I submitted the assignment until my grade popped up. I then realized that the professor did not care what I wrote as long as I turned something in. I can honestly say I did not learn whatsoever in that class. Now, only being three weeks into this fall semester I already feel I have benefited more than I did in an entire summer of online classes. In online classes, it’s hard to stay focused with all of the distractions. Whereas in a classroom setting a student is more likely to not get distracted and be able to pay attention. So as far as quality goes, I believe in traditional classes are …show more content…
With online classes you can learn in the comforts of your own home. Also, a student does not have to have a tight schedule. For example, when I took online classes, I could basically do my homework any time, as long as it was turned in by the due date. I did not have a set time that I had to do any studying as long as the assignments were turned in. I also discovered with online classes if I had trouble understanding something, I would have to email my Professor to get help, which would take anywhere from 12 hours to 48 hours to email me back. For example, it was a Monday and I began working on a paper for psychology that was due the following Friday. I emailed Professor Morgan to ask him to clarify the assignment to me, so that I could comprehend the assignment . It took Professor Morgan 24 hours to return an email. So It delayed my time of working on my paper. I found myself never reading my books, and only doing half the work I was supposed to do. Whereas with traditional classes you have a set time that you meet for classes. I believe that if a student is going to go to college and actually learn traditional is the way to