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Moving forward, after we make it past the global pandemic, do you think students will be more likely to take online courses?

I do believe that online classes will be more available and more abundant after this pandemic has slown down. I believe this because there will still be many people weary of going back into in-person classes and offering most, if not all, classes online will help these people not wanting to yet go back into an in-person setting.

My question would be, would there be enough professors/educators willing to teach the online courses.

I personally think that there will be a increased need of in person teachers. Even though right now, we are in a pandemic and we can't all teach in person, families that need school to work, and provide for their families are struggling. I think there will be more options for students to take online classrooms or be in normal school depending on age. But, even students are struggling. School allows for social, emotional, and physical breaks from normalcy at home. Students miss face to face interaction with friends and teachers at school. I doubt that many students and parents will advocate for online teaching year round.

Personally, I thought online classes are okay. However, having all my classes online this semester can be a struggle. I understand right now, we are in a middle of a panedmic, but hopefully sometime in the future we go back to normal. I have noticed that a lot public schools are offering online classes this year. Parents or students decided either they want to go back in-person or online. I know that the school's district that I went to were offering both in-person and online. Personally, I feel like the more online classes that are being offer, the less the students will learn. I feel this way because as a future teacher, I want to teach them in-person, get to know them, know where they're struggling. Teaching in-person is beneficial for both the teacher and the students because we are able to do hand-ons activities, face-to-face interactions with peers/teachers, etc. At the end of the day, parents and students do have the right to decide if they want take online or in-person. I feel like most students and parents are feeling more towards in-person teaching. 

Along with most of the other replies, I think that there will be more online classes but I also think that people will value in person education a lot more. For me personally, I learn most effectively in the classroom and I think it is that way for a lot of people. I am hopeful that this will encourage children to love school when they are there and make the best of it, work well with others, and optimize their learning. However, I do think that there are some classes (at the higher level of education) that could just be online. I think it is crucial for elementary to continue in person classes when this is all done and leave the online learning for days when they can't attend school because of the weather, etc. I think this pandemic and doing school online is forcing those who aren't comfortable with technology to work with it, which will be beneficial because then you have more resources to use. I also wonder, how many teachers would be willing to teach online or do both. I know it is a lot of work for teachers that are doing both right now. I am hopeful that when I am done with school and teaching it will all be back to in person.

Without an end in sight for the pandemic, online learning will likely be a new way to participate in school. It is convenient because it can be accessed anywhere, but not all students have the same materials. It is good for students to maintain relationships and communicate with peers, which can only be done in person. Virtually learning has its pros and cons, so hybrid lessons seem best right now. 

I think that students will be more likely to enroll in online classes or a hybrid format as long as the accessibility to wifi and devices are not an issue.

I think it is making students value in person schooling much more than they did previously. From what I have seen, students want to be in school and working hard and participating on the days they get to come to school. There has been no issues in my room in regard to masks or sanitizing, they know that they only get to be in school as long as they are sanitizing and following mask rules. They want to be there and do everything they can to help keep the schoolopen.

I think that this will help teachers accomidate for ill students or students who have parents who want to go on a trip for an extended period of time. One student has recently lef to go out of the country for a few months. The online setting has made this a much more feasible option.

I believe they will be more likely to. It is dissapointing from what I have seen is that students who have been and will continue to be online are struggling but they also do not want to come back to school. 

It depends on the student. But the exposure to distance learning will definitely impact how students are going to be choosing whether digital learning is something that they would like to pursue in the future.  

I do agree with Mary but with small modification. I think Elementery and Middle School Students will come back to Campus but High Schoolers would prefer to be virtual as they can controll their learning based on their part time or volunteer jobs to get ready for the working force.