Why it is worth transferring your child to online learning and how to choose a good school
Miscellaneous / / September 06, 2023
When might you need online training?
1. Kids don't like regular school
The nature and temperament of children are different. Reasons not to like traditional classes and lessons, too. Sometimes this is elementary dissatisfaction with the quality of education, and sometimes serious problems like bullying. VTsIOM poll showedthat such phenomena are especially common at school: among people who have experienced bullying at least once in their lives, 38% experienced it during their studies.
Such episodes can cause severe psychological trauma and discourage the desire to attend classes for a long time. It happens that the problem is partially solved by transferring the child to a new school, but it is not always possible to find a worthy replacement in your city. This is where remote format comes in handy. It will allow you to endure a difficult period of adaptation in a calm home environment and without interrupting your studies.
2. Unable to find a school with the right teaching staff
Difficulties can arise for various reasons. For example, it is difficult for a child to learn the methods and pace of mastering topics offered by teachers. Or parents are dissatisfied with the qualifications of the teaching staff.
Correct the situation really by choosing a suitable alternative. However, there are pitfalls. A satisfactory school may be very far away - the road to it will take time and tire both the child and the parents. The distance format eliminates this problem, because classes are held at home. At the same time, before enrollment, it will be possible to study the teaching staff in detail. And you won’t have to give up live lessons - they will simply move to the video format.
3. The child is engaged in great sports or creativity
An impressive athletic or creative career usually begins in early childhood. Training in professional figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics or swimming should start as early as preschool age. Child actors need to appear on film sets, musicians need to perform at competitions. In such cases, a regular school does not fit into a tight schedule, and the family faces a difficult choice: education or a future career. In order for the child to keep up with their peers and successfully pass the Unified State Examination and the OGE, you can think about online learning. In this format, as a rule, an individual schedule is available, so it will be easier to combine hobbies and studies.
For whatever reason you decide to transfer your child to distance learning, it is important to find an institution that meets all the standards of modern education. «Online School No. 1»* - the same as the usual one, just in the digital space. There are lessons, teachers, classmates and homework. This format allows children from grades 1 to 11 to comfortably receive education, regardless of their place of residence. Teachers help young athletes and artists to engage in an individual program without sacrificing their professional interests. They also find an approach to all those who, for one reason or another, are not satisfied with traditional education.
Classes in "Online School No. 1»* are held in small groups: in elementary grades - up to 12 people; in seniors - up to 30. Homework is checked by a real teacher who objectively assesses the weaknesses and progress of the child.
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4. The family travels frequently
Parents may move to other cities or countries for work or simply because of lifestyle, for example, because they prefer to spend the winter in a warm climate. Children in this case significantly complicate the logistics. They have to study, but changing schools and surroundings every few months is stressful for the whole family. The child will have to constantly rebuild and spend energy on adapting to a new team. And parents should worry about whether their daughter or son will be able to adapt to the changed conditions.
Online education removes this anxiety. Wherever the family is, the child will continue to "go" to the same school, with the usual teachers and classmates. In addition, the lessons will be in their native language, while the format of classes and teaching standards will be preserved.
4 signs of a good online school
1. Has a state license and a network of partner schools
Even though there are no classrooms, no slates, no canteen that serves compote, such an institution is still a school, so it must have a license from the Ministry education. This ensures that the program will be designed with federal standards and the child will receive confident knowledge in compulsory subjects. This means that he will be able to calmly prepare for the final exams and think about entering the university. Check the availability of a license really through registry on the Rosobrnadzor website.
Another necessary criterion is the presence of a network of partner schools of the classical type. The fact is that, according to the law, online institutions independently conduct state certification can not. Partner schools, on the other hand, solve this problem - there the children calmly pass the knowledge test. And most importantly - at the end of training, without unnecessary problems, they receive a state-recognized certificate.
2. Provides a live learning experience
Some online schools actually turn out to be regular platforms with recorded video lessons. With the same success, you can watch educational videos on social networks. Good distance education is not an impersonal learning system in which students only need to read paragraphs and then take automatic tests. Such schools should have teachers, live communication and feedback.
When choosing an educational institution, check the teaching staff, familiarize yourself with the grading system and make sure that there are lessons in the form of online calls. It's great if the school provides each child with a curator: such a specialist will help to smoothly move from the traditional learning model to distance learning and will solve any student's question. Look at the filling of classes. If in a familiar school a teacher can still successfully cope with an audience of 30 students, then in Zoom it is difficult.
3. Offers a user-friendly exercise platform
Distance learning involves working at a computer, so the school's online platform must meet modern standards. Freezing video and lagging sound will not add to the child's desire to return to their digital classroom and will definitely make it difficult to understand the material. To avoid unpleasant revelations about the technical equipment of the school, ask for a trial period of working with the system before enrolling. So you can check in real conditions how everything works, and most importantly, whether this format is convenient for the child.
4. Provides opportunities for socialization
A school is needed not only for mastering subjects and getting grades, but also for developing communication skills. Therefore, in addition to lessons and homework, it should have time for communication. This also applies to online education. Live video lessons with real teachers are already able to pump up a child's social skills a little. But other options are also possible: working on a project in a pair or group, joint creation of presentations, extracurricular activities, collective phone calls with classmates. All this will help the student to reveal his abilities and develop not only within the framework of the lesson schedule.
It's good if there is a psychologist at the school along with this. It's especially cool if you can contact him anonymously. With such a specialist, the child will be able to calmly discuss relationships with classmates or teachers, learn to build personal boundaries and resolve conflicts.
Graduates "Online Schools No. 1»* receive a state-recognised certificate, and the institution itself has an official license. The school has 350 teachers and methodologists, plus there is a full-time psychologist who will help solve problems with adaptation, loss of motivation and accumulated fatigue. In addition, an individual curator is assigned to each child, who will answer any questions that arise throughout the training.
In addition to live lessons, a student can hone their knowledge in a personal account on the school platform: there are additional videos, presentations and tests for self-examination. For enrollment inOnline School No. 1* No need to pass entrance examinations. And you can check whether your child will be comfortable with this format at any time during the school year - the school has a free weekly trial period.
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* Based on the results of the All-Russian competition "100 Best Schools in Russia" in 2019 in the nomination "The Best Distance Learning School" in terms of satisfaction with the quality of education.