E-learning would not work in an elementary school. First of all, the grades in an elementary school usually range between grade 1 through 8 which means e-learning would only most likely be used for the intermediate grades (which are grades 7 and 8), because they'd have a better understanding of it and how to basically do school online rather than the younger grades. Even though older grades might have a better understanding about e-learning and how it works, I don't necessarily thing it would be as good as being in a class only because it's basically a school online.
The problems with e-learning being an online school is that an elementary school for one, being at the ages from 6-14 it would be best to be around other students where you can ask questions out loud, state opinions, listen to answers, and do things orally and as a class instead of just getting information by using a computer, and having strangers give you answers. Also it's much longer and sometimes harder to find information over the Internet, then to have a teacher actually say things to you and explain them to you properly so you get a better understanding. Where the Internet sometimes doesn't explain things or clarify them properly. One more thing is that sometimes a computer can be distracting with online websites for example: Facebook, Twitter, MSN,Tumblr,YouTube etc. And if i was on a computer for class I wouldn't be able to resist listening to music, which could sometimes get distracting, or lead to even more distracting things. While in a normal class you aren't able to do any of that because you'll probably get into trouble which helps you focus on your work. And last but not least, I am in elementary school and I could never see my school or myself doing e-learning at my age. I'd much rather be in a classroom doing work and listening to a teacher then just doing everything on the computer to me it's boring and takes more time. So e-learning would not work in an elementary school.
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