Gilbert Ramos

BUS 311-1900

Professor Buckler

The ethical issue is education during a pandemic, with COVID-19, this intensity’s ethical dilemmas in education policy and practice. The 2 sides are should students resume in-person learning or should all students be remote.

Before Wednesday’s Live session as soon as I saw my name on the group to remain remote, I said to myself no way! The reason being because this semester has been nothing but stress. Sure, last semester we had to transition to remote learning but since professors were also new to the situation, the semester was a bit of a breeze. This time around I feel the workload is more (not speaking about this class, this has to do with my computer classes). Also, professors are packed with plenty of work themselves along with emails from students that need help, that its hard to have a 1 on 1 session to go over situations you are experiencing. Another reason id prefer in-person learning is because my house is my comfort spot. I tend to get lazy or distracted. I have listened to the advice my therapist gave me and tried studying outside but I just cannot for some reason. When I am at school, I get the need to do what I need to do, or if I do not, I see others around me studying and it makes me do so.

But when I heard Professors Mom talk about her experience, it made me think otherwise and I felt like a bit of a jerk as well. As I stated earlier its mostly on how I feel and not thinking about others. Some teachers/professors are prone to getting the virus quicker because of their age. Also, like what Bucklers mom stated is that some teachers may have a significant other or live with a family member that has a medical condition. You do not want to put that person at risk. I can agree to this because my mom is a diabetic, and when I go out, I make sure I am wearing my mask and even gloves if I travel in the train/bus. Also, when I heard that professor’s mom is not even able to tie her first graders sneakers, I thought students should be remote. I know during the debate the issue with parents having to work and not being able to watch over their kids came up. As one of my group mates explained (sorry I do not remember who you were) said that there are learning pods, there is also something called schoolhouse and beyond the bell. If these do not work out, this is the time to ask family for help! As schools are once again shutdown, I feel this is the right call and that learning should continue to be remote at least until the vaccine becomes available. If not, I feel schools will continue to reopen and close.

Source: https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/learning-pods-for-nyc-students