VOA常速英语:远程学习

All right, let's get started. Hi, I'm Nour Roberts. I'm 14 and I go to Cooper Middle.My name is Rajan Agarwal and I'm currently a student at the University of Maryland.My name is Justin White. I teach 7th grade Social Studies.My name is Mohit Gupta and I'm 28 years old. And I'm an MBA student at Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business.I am on class with my Civics teacher and she's reviewing last week's assignments.My distance learning experience so far has been kind of lame.And that is because we're doing online school at our homes by ourselves.And you don't get to see your friends and your whole entire social life is missing.And teachers just assign work for you to do on your computer.I think for the most part, the University of Maryland has done a good job with getting everything kind of settled in and getting students to perform the best they can in an online environment.My experience so far has been pretty interesting.It has made it easier because when you have everything going on online and you can see your professor's screen,then everything becomes crystal clear and it's easier to learn, from my perspective.In a regular classroom setting, I have four classes, about an hour and 15 minutes in length for each class.We have about 25 students per class.So in a normal year, for this particular setting, you know,it can be a difficult challenge, meeting the needs of each of those students,but that's something as a teacher that you're used to.

This is Coach White. I was just calling to check on your student.They've got a little bit behind this week on their assignments so I was just calling to see if I can be of any help,maybe, maybe encourage your child or answering questions you might have? Distance learning is quite the buzz kill, if you ask me.Testing is definitely hard.I had a math test the other day and I'm almost positive I failed.I think distance learning is a pretty good arrangement where people can switch over to the online version whenever possible and whenever it is required. Sometimes being at home, it's not always easy to focus.It's easier to get distracted at home because it is so much more comfortable. So as far as communicating with my classmates,it's not really like it was and nobody really shows their faces or talks because it's just not as easy.It's more awkward.You can be in it. You can include your parents or not.Yeah, she's on the list for a Chromebook pick up.It's a real struggle for many parents in this era that we're dealing with.It's really trying times for all of us.Homeschooling while teaching is certainly a challenge.I can understand how some parents are struggling with it.This whole quarantine and online learning has made it easier for me to have a little bit more time because a lot of my time is spent walking between classes or going different places in the day whenever I'm at school. But at home, I don't really have that.Going to the next class is just opening a new tab.Hi, I'm back and at first,distance learning was like, not really easy, but now it's kind of got up and rolling. I usually just have school in the morning and then I work out because my swim team has Zoom calls on Tuesday and Thursdays but sometimes I just work out by myself. Welcome to the 2020 Conferral of Degrees in Course by Georgetown University. I have my parents and my sister back in India.They were supposed to come to my graduation ceremony which is now an e-ceremony. So, I miss them.But it's okay.It's a part of the whole promise that we're making for a safer society in general. Do the honors of throwing my tassel on the air. So...one, two, three. Cheers!