Classes in the First Semester Online

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Classes in the First Semester Online
A typical undergraduate course is self-guided and can be done at a student's own pace. In particular, a person needs to register for the course and prepare relevant materials as indicated in the syllabus. Currently, numerous resources, such as textbooks, notes, podcasts, videos, and articles, can be found on the Internet. An undergraduate course entails studying independently since it is not like high school classes where students have a teacher explaining everything. Additionally, partner projects are less likely since people mostly communicate through discussion boards and emails. With the recent implementation of COVID-19 prevention protocols, many students choose to take online courses instead of in-person classes. With this in mind, numerous colleges want new students to enroll in their online courses such that they can study remotely. In particular, according to a 2020 report by BestColleges, "75% of colleges in the US now offer online courses" (Ilijasic). Without providing online courses, many colleges would have closed indefinitely. After a year, the platform is still growing strong, increasing the online course options alongside it. Moreover, schools are upgrading their websites to adjust to more online-oriented programs rather than an in-person ones. However, colleges fail to acknowledge that some students might not have recently graduated from school or have not attended classes structured in this way. New students at Chattahoochee Technical College should be allowed to choose whether to register in in-person classes or online courses for their first semester based on their decision, which might change once they get conversant with the college education system.
Young learners attend different types of schools during adolescence. Some students attend public or private schools while others do homeschooling or pursue online courses. In that light, students joining Chattahoochee Technical College for the first semester should be allowed to choose the option of the school they are most used to rather than a new system. Homeschooling and online education comprise a platform instead of a classroom. As such, taking that form of comfort from them by not allowing such students to attend online classes for the first semester will adversely affect their grades. These students are used to studying at their own pace and having plenty of time for research outside the class context. Besides, assignments can be overwhelming, particularly those with short deadlines at the end of the semester just before exams commence. In addition, due to the lack of experience in attending physical classes, students are not used to the kind of distractions that come from that setting. Making them sit in a classroom could be distracting for them and, therefore, other students. Spreading the effect of forcing this on these students to others who are there for more hands-on education. Since these students are unfamiliar with in-person classes, they spend more time preparing and struggle to adjust to the higher level of education as well as the school setup. Notably, in the digital era, many schools have adopted or are implementing relevant technologies associated with e-learning. Numerous students are also becoming familiar with technologies that are used in online education. Thus, it is not a good decision to deny such learners the option of attending the school physically for the first semester.
Specifically, not every student is coming straight out of another school, but some learners might be returning to school after a long period of being employed. For instance, some students go back to school to further their education to either obtain a job or get a degree to get promoted. This might arise due to various circumstances, such as having children at a young age or not being able to afford an education at the time of departing high school. The most significant thing would be to allow such students to cho...