will the internet make schools disappear?

Question

Will the internet make schools disappear?

Answer 1

I hope so... I think there need to be major revisions to how we teach our children. Obviously, what we are doing right now is not working for today's youth. School has become less of a place to learn and more of a place to show off achievements. A little competition is great for a child's development, but not when it is so controlled by the parents. Did you know that most schools have gotten rid of recess? Play is an awesome way for younger children to learn and we've taken that away from them. So yeah, maybe the internet will make the traditional warehouse-style schools obsolete, but really, how much different will it really be as we have already taken away the interaction with other children aspect of school?

Answer 2

Internet is very informative, but it does not have the personal touch of the human being. Many busy people are using online schooling as a mean to upgrade themselves, but not all people are doing so. The mainstream learning is still the good old conventional way of attending class. At least, you show up in class, and there is a person that teach you, and you can ask that person question when you have any doubt.

Answer 3

No, no matter how you interpret it.

If you interpret the word 'school' in the conventional way, I believe it will stay because there are some things that can't be taught online, or on computers. Think science experiments, but also teacher-student contact and social interaction.

And even if you think we'll all be learning from home on our computers, we'll still be part of 'schools': organizations and palces where people are taught. Even if they're digital, they're still there. :)

As long as we need to learn, we'll need schools.