Rupert Murdoch Joins the Ed "Deform" Movement

These people who are so big on online learning will never be able to design curriculum that adequately involves students with hands-on activities such as music, art, p.e., writing, and science, for starters. Projects would still have to be turned in, but there is no real way an online teacher can check for understanding the way a teacher in a real school can. There is no way a teacher can find out if the student had help at home from his or her parents, so the projects would never be reliable indicators of learning. Of course some online "schools" would actually be instituted in real buildings instead of at home, but most are not.

Online education is good for some things, but basically these are good only for at least high school-age students such as credit recovery courses and mostly adults who for scheduling or geographical reasons can't take courses during the day. I have taken online courses, which are at least as difficult as those on-campus, but it is not the same or quite as good because I missed the in-person interaction with the professor and the other students. Younger students need interaction with adults and their peers to be fully rounded, psychologically healthy individuals. Parents simply can't do it all.

The potential for psychological damage of forcing through online learning for K-12 students is great. Not that Rupert or Bill or Eli gives a shit. It's all about money for them, and political ideology for the neolibs hellbent on privatizing everything.