If wifi won’t work, we should work where it will

students and teachers know what to do and know what is expected of online learning at this point, which should be taken advantage of.

In a day in age where most assignments are to be completed online, there is no harm in granting elearning days to students who at most will be missing in-person lectures that they can catch up on when returning to school. In the grand scheme of things, a few school days a semester being moved to students’ homes wouldn’t affect their understanding of the material. Being away from school could also be beneficial to the staff working hard to fix the Wi-Fi problems. There wouldn’t be a massive student body scrambling to get into a half-broken network, and fewer people complaining and sending their laptops down for help in irritation. Giving E-learning days on bad Wi-Fi days gives tech employees the time and effort they need to take care of the issue that is preventing any typical education from ensuing.

Art by Shelby Neeley taught students how to participate in Zoom calls, work on Google Doc assignments, and directly communicate with their teachers from the comfort of their own homes. Being allowed to head home for the day and work on assignments quickly and efficiently, instead of hanging around the internet-barren school corridors, would make teachers’ and students’ lives easier. Both

A majority of students sat around, refreshing their browsers, and even trying their stagnant cellphones for entire class periods, having to complete their work later at home anyway. If a whole school day was given to do that remotely, that work wouldn’t have had to become homework and could’ve been completed a lot sooner. The speed, effectiveness, and convenience all prove remote learning to be a great solution to days with slow, overworked school Wi-Fi. A day away from the physical classroom can be more beneficial than harmful for students looking to get their work done. Without the distraction of deteriorating internet connectivity, and class outrage, school days could be productive once more from people’s reliable, Wi-Fi servicing living rooms.