> You cant teach a class full of elementary schoolers 'from home.'
Why not? Kids seem perfectly willing to sit in front of screens — they would probably be perfectly willing to sit in front of screens on a group chat, learning from a teacher and interacting with their friends.
> You cannot manufacture electronics 'from home.'
A robot factory can! Granted, that switch won't be so great for the human workers who used to do that job.
Kids have short attention spans, if you put them in front of a computer, why the heck would they pay attention to boring class stuff, instead of play a game or watch youtube? Learning hands on is essential when you are young. Homeschooling is fine, but remote learning is just not practical.
Because behavior supervision and response is a significant and integral (that is, as well as necessary function accompanying the actual instruction, it is a component of the pedagogy) part of teaching children.
Why not? Kids seem perfectly willing to sit in front of screens — they would probably be perfectly willing to sit in front of screens on a group chat, learning from a teacher and interacting with their friends.
> You cannot manufacture electronics 'from home.'
A robot factory can! Granted, that switch won't be so great for the human workers who used to do that job.