Newtown (Expat in China)
How can you learn subjects such as chemistry without being able to safely use the laboratory equipment and chemicals under the direct, hands-on guidance of an expert teacher ? How can you learn how to use a language in face-to-face situations using aspects such as a gesture, facial expression, body posture, tone of voice solely via a computer ? How can you learn extra-curricular or hidden curricular behaviors and attitudes, such as being with your classmates, playing games with them, learning discipline and order from your teachers if the student is stuck behind a computer monitor ? How can you learn how to cook if you don't have a stove ?
You cannot learn how to live life simply by sitting in front of a computer rather than ever taking part of being a community member in the 'big, bad world' beyond the screen.
