Online Schooling VS Attending Classes on campus

i havent tried online schooling but i think it's harder than going to campus. you need to have lots of discipline to meet your deadline. you need to study alone and keep up. i prefer doin the traditional schooling, where i can see other students, get to sit in a classroom, able to ask my professors in person and get to have friends.

Online schooling does require a lot of discipline for a lot of people. That is why a lot of people really should not do it, as they need a more structured environment. Especially those people who will stray from the task at hand when they are on the Internet. Online schooling can be a convenience for many but it can be a handicap for me. Its not for everyone. However traditional classes are really not for everyone. There were times where I could have gotten all of the work completed in about two hours when I went to traditional school but I had to sit there all day, just wasting my time. I felt that I was held back just a little bit. So yeah, it rather does depend on the person and how they approach education. I think that I excelled a lot better in online school when I went to college but others would disagree.

I think campus or real schooling can give us more exposure than through online learning. But of course in some areas where it is a matter of studying an individualised topic-- for example mathematics, history, geography etc. -- where it matters how much can you take from a lecture -- online study is fine. Plus it saves time. Also, it is economic. However, to study some subject where community's action is changing the scenario continuously, such as practice of medicine, engineering etc., it is preferable to be in a regular school.

home schooling is the more efficient and cheaper, than attending to school. but also many negative effects obtained. That is, the ability of soft skills would be bad because we rarely interact with friends. and we will become an individualist.

Hi Sandee, I agree with you that face-to-face schooling is best for most people, me included. I have tried sample online courses and I just don't feel I learn things the way I need to. I like to take notes and traditional school forces you to do that. Everything I know about computers I have learned on my own. I bought a few machines pre-built, but now I build my own. It used to take me a while to put all the parts in, but now I can go from case and components to installing Windows in about 30-45 minutes. I always had computers around that I could play with and if I made a mistake, it was no big deal, just come back to it when I had the time. Same with laptops, I have a friend in IT at a major company that gives me throw aways to play with. So I strip them down and make a functioning unit from the parts. I like the hands-on approach. I won't say that I have learned nothing online because I read articles and things to help with what I do, but that is not a classroom, that is looking for specific information. I find the Internet indispensable for that purpose. I tried to learn HTML online and it's tough as I am not a person that is good at learning something because I am told to do it that way. I need to know why I do something that particular way, and I find I can only get that from hands-on experience, or in a traditional classroom.

For me, I find online classes for college to be perfect. For the most part, I get to work at my own pace with weekly deadlines to meet. Overall, I can fit it all into my schedule better and if I ever have problems it's very easy to get in contact with my instructors. For a lot of people, the online method isn't for them if they aren't disciplined enough to work on a schedule they set for themselves. I think it has a lot to do with the person and how able they are to manage work without being in an actual class.