Hybrid Learning

Ashley Spindler, Staff Writer

Hybrid learning benefits the students more since they are communicating with their teachers in person, having structured in person learning, and seeing their friends. Students who are participating in hybrid learning come into school 2-3 days a week with the Cohort A/B rotations. Hybrid learning allows for students to be involved in classroom instruction and at home instruction too. Being in school allows for students and teachers to develop relationships in the classroom for the year. Allowing for students to feel comfortable with their teachers to ask questions or ask for assistance is important in the academic environment if they are struggling. Having a teacher in front of you makes it more efficient to communicate. Being taught by your teacher physically in front of you rather than seeing them through a screen is the proper way to learn.

Along with physically being in the classroom in a proper learning environment, hybrid also allows for you to focus, pay attention, and be forced to keep up with work or lessons. Being at home in bed may be fun, but many tend to not do their work or truly learn as they usually would. Focusing on a lesson or lecture from a professor will reflect in your grades, classwork, and homework to demonstrate that you are understanding the material. 

When schools closed in March most people were not allowed to see their friends for an extended period of time. Going to school may be the only way for one to see the people in their cohort. It is superior to see friends in person than sitting in front of a computer. Being social in school and seeing friends responsibly allows one to communicate with people normally instead of texting. Students benefit from hybrid learning more than they do with being fully home.