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Andres Yacelga Grammar 3 December 5, 2009 Face-to-Face Education vs. On-Line Education Would a change to an only online education be beneficial for students? Students have been educated in the classic way (face to face) for centuries, and it gets excellent results. The modern civilization is a product of it. The online system is a revolutionary option, with which all learning takes place on computers. Is it really necessary to change a method that works very well? I think the American system should not move toward an online education because it still hasn’t been tested. In addition, this futuristic model of learning doesn’t look like a very communicative system. Meanwhile the face to face classroom model has showed be interactive, and it promotes social skills, group responsibility, individual responsibility and learning.

The United States should keep the face to face system since it would help students develop social skills and help the students learn group responsibilities. This point is very important, for the feeling of being part of a community is natural in people. When students participate in groups or clubs, they build strong relationships with other students and these relationships make them act responsibly because they belong to a group. It would create a sense of community through which they learn to interact socially with other people. Social skills and group responsibility are important skills for their future professional life.

The American system should continue to use the face to face model of classroom because it encourages individual responsibility. It provides a better environment for learning. A classroom gives the students the message that they are in a special place to learn. The students have to pay attention to their classes. They should listen carefully to the information in class to in order to understand it. In their homes, students can get distracted easily with things like TV, telephone, doorbell, music or people at the house among others. Therefore, face to face classroom is very important because the students need a good place in which they can concentrate on their studies. Some people may think that online education is a good system for the reason that it allows the students to study easily. Using computers at home facilitates direct and quick communication between students and teachers. Consequently, studying is quick and easy. This is a very respectable opinion. However, the computer is just a tool which cannot replace the fact that the students need to interact with and learn from other students and teachers thereby improving their learning. It’s important to remember that in the classroom they learn knowledge and rules of togetherness from each other which students cannot receive at their homes or on a computer. Moreover the students can always use online education as a supplement to complete their formal education (face to face).

To summarize, the online education is not really a benefit for the students. With the passage of time the face to face education has proved to be successful. In other words, the traditional method of education stimulates interaction in the students which helps them learn. The US system should think more about maintaining the face to face system in order to benefit both the students a society as a whole.