A post-COVID learning world, Part 1 😷 Transcend Newsletter XXIV

72% of high school students did not find online classes as effective as in-person, only 11% did find them as effective

Let's stop the narrative that online learning has been amazing, and face the reality that students are hating their virtual experience. Per the Niche survey (US):

The main takeaway from this, based on conversations with school teachers, university professors and students, is that we still don't know what aspects of the education experience belong online and which should still be done in person.

Because most of the professional alternatives for individuals disappear in a recession, universities tend to see higher enrollment during economic crises (it's been long observed as a counter-cyclical economic phenomenon) however, this time around the recession is the result of a public health crisis that may affect higher education enrollment grea... See more

Only 8% of students are more interested in online education, 77% are not.