concerns about remote learning?

[Lilyyyy]

I'm a little bit concerned that remote learning is going to widen the existing gap between public and private secondary colleges in terms of quality of education. Especially now that public schools will remain remote for the entirety of term 2, in comparison to some private schools that are reopening soon. Also in terms of online learning, does private school have more developed systems of remote learning, better technology/resources? I'm also curious about how your subjects are being taught during remote learning? I'm concerned that some of my teachers are not doing much, it's a lot of self-teaching and individual work rather than active teaching. Especially for subjects like chemistry, I feel like I need explanations and active teaching rather than me just reading through the powerpoint slides.

[S_R_K]

Well resourced schools will definitely manage this situation better than poorly resourced schools.

Also, with respect to some of your teachers "not doing much", bear in mind many teachers will have children of their own that they need to care for and support with remote learning. Some might also need to be looking out for their parents who are especially vulnerable to Covid-19. Other teachers might have a partner also working at home, and video conferencing could be very disruptive.
For a lot of teachers it's not a straightforward matter of taking what they do in the classroom and doing it via video.

Finally, reading through texts / slides / diagrams is probably going to be your dominant form of learning at university. This is an opportunity to start developing those skills now.

[ksel03]

Hi!
I get taught at a private school, and I have to say we are very prepared for this. Our school is global and has locations all around the world, and each campus has been doing online learning for ages already. Even when we are at school, we learn via Zoom with other students from all around Victoria. Therefore, we are very prepared, our term is still running as normal, as we are just joining our usual Zoom classes, but this time, from home. So our learning really doesn't change during this time. While exams have been pushed back and the term extended, we have already been doing the term as normal, so we will just have extra time to study for them. Remember this is not always an advantage as drawing out the exams too much is not good.
But you do not need to worry at all. I think focusing on your own learning will get you through because the term will be extended and VCAA is doing everything they can to ensure fairness among the students this year.
Hope this helps!