Dr Darrell Echols, Principal
Can you explain what e-learning is? "When we typically have a snow day, we don't have school on that day, and then we add that day to the end of the calendar. So part of the issue is parents make travel plans, teachers make travel plans, you need to have done that stuff in advance, to save money on the flight, and the hotel and all that kind of stuff. So one of the things that we've looked at, an...
Nicole Liska, Spirit House Counselor
In your own opinion, do you think ELO would be beneficial to Metea? "This is a completely personal opinion. I do have a family member that works in a district that has e-learning days already. They piloted it with the state, and it's gone well." Have you seen other districts have a bit of adversity with the e-learning program? "I'm sure there are, but I have not been on a committee to dig de...
Paul Holba, Technology and Engineering Teacher
How have you seen technology evolved at Metea, especially with this e-learning program? "Back in the day they had this was called a flipped classroom where you would watch out of school, and then you would bring that information in the lecture, but I see the e-learning as an extension of that. So what you would normally do outside of school, and you can do it as an e-learning day." Is e-lear...
Emily Huang, Senior
What is your personal opinion on e-learning? "Yeah, I've taken online health classes, and I've taken online summer classes, and I think that they're a good resource for students, but I think that they could be improved." What do you think should be improved? "I think the Canvas application that they use is tough to understand if you've never used it before. And so a lot of students get con...
Niyah Robinson, Sophomore
Would you rather stay in school until late May or early June? "Late May. I definitely wouldn't want to put more days than we have to on the calendar, especially since people value their summer vacation. And I know for me, my birthday is in the summer, so I want to have that time to be able to do whatever I want instead of still be in school." How do you feel about learning the courses at home s...
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