The extreme lengths the state will go thru to make sure everyone is attending school... what's wrong with online/virtual learning? Imagine if you could select from the very best rather than being limited to your own school district.
The solution then is obviously to lock students in a room that they can't escape!
Might not help with the attention part though (based on my own observation and experience.)
Kids are curious and natural learners - I think we have to ask ourselves: how can we nurture this instinct rather than killing it?
I believe frontal lessons + tests to be a terrible way to learn for roughly half of the kids and they would definitely thrive with more self directed learning (think project based learning).
There are other problems linked to not physical attending schools (eg. socialising with peers, having a routine based on locations and activities) but this robot doesn't solve that as well
However, Kindergartens, labs, and in-person campuses can be better for:
- social interaction
- learning from other students
- personal attention from teachers
- hands-on stuff: tools, toys, books, notebooks, art and craft supplies, lab equipment, etc.
- engaging your non-visual senses
- physical movement and exercise
Additionally teaching requires some level of personal interaction. Students competing for places at the virtual school with the best reputation sounds pretty dystopian to me.
This is a good question and one I don’t know the answer to. From the rest of your comment it seems like your answer might be “nothing.”
Is that accurate or do you see issues with online/virtual learning?