RAB Source Entry#1– Fanta

Part 1: MLA Citation 

Jason Deparle. “Disadvantaged Students more likely to be learning remotely, study finds”. The New York Times December 24,2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/remote-learning-student-income.html?searchResultPosition=1

Summary:

My research question is how has corona virus affected disadvantaged students? This topic interests me most because online learning wasn’t easy for many students and for me it wasn’t really helpful. Online learning is very stressful . It wasn’t easy for students who couldn’t afford wifi or any sort of technology use. Many student’s couldn’t join classes because they had to share a device or had bad services in their homes. I feel like online learning is more stressful than being actually in the building where you can physically get help with technology and good service or etc. I read some articles from the New York Times that interested me about the topic I’m researching because it tells you about disadvantage student’s who couldn’t afford wifi or had to share chrome books with one another when everyone had class at the same time. According to the author who wrote the New York Times article “Disadvantaged Students more likely to be learning remotely Study finds” by Jason Deparle stated that Other experts have warned that disadvantaged students often lack the support that remote learning requires, such as computer access, quiet study space and help from parents or tutors. In many homes it isn’t really quiet especially if there’s classes at the same time.

Part 3a: Reflection 

Do you agree or disagree with the information that the author presents? Why or why not? Be specific!

I agree with this article in the New York Times because that’s how I feel about online learning. Not having access to any internet or technology use while class is in session isn’t good because many people couldn’t afford either wifi or laptop or even both. Many even have wifi that isn’t really good to work with especially if the house is full and everyone’s being connected to the wifi at the same time.

Part 3b: rhetorical analysis 

The New York Times article was written to show us how online learning has affected students during the pandemic. Basically the author is informing us about how working online is difficult for many students around the world and how students couldn’t afford technology use or internet which wasn’t right for the students . The audience is people who struggle with online work and how they feel about it. This is an effective genre because it catches your attention when you read it and gives you so much information on how online learning was for the disadvantaged students that couldn’t have access to wifi or any technology use or even had to share one laptop.

Part 4:

“Mya Janae agreed that “online is bad, because for me it’s hard to pay attention,” especially with her cat, Queen, nearby. “I’m not learning anything. I feel like if I keep learning like this, I’m gonna flunk.” paragraph 9

“Disadvantaged students are much more likely than others to be engaged in remote schooling during the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the risk that less effective instruction will widen the achievement gap, according to the first comprehensive analysis of attendance patterns”. Paragraph 1

“Remote learning is widely considered less successful than traditional classrooms, especially for younger children”. Paragraph 3