The Answer You Never Expected By Kendell Bird: Article Analysis
Is Online Education as Good as Classroom Education? In her article “Online vs. Traditional Education: The Answer You Never Expected,” by Kendell Bird an Online Community Specialist, explains that there is pros and cons to both online and traditional education. Her theory is that both options are good, the final decision on which is better depends on the students preferences. Bird claims both online and traditional education offer flexibility, discipline, social interaction, and a blended education. Not one choice in particular is going to be the right option for every individual (1).However Bird does point out there is cons to online which is that if you
Another point of view comes from Bill Maxwell, and in his article “No Short Cuts in Long- Distance Learning,” where he argues that even though online education has its benefits such as flexibility; research has shown classroom education is the best option for learning. He also mentions what studies have suggested will make online learning more efficient. Maxwell points out that students in online classes drop their classes more frequently than students in traditional education. Not to mention studies have …show more content…
Maxwell again successfully uses ethos to make his argument more effective in numerous of ways compared to Bird who does very little to establish his creditability with her reader’s. The first instance of this is when Bird in an effort to support her claim says, that online and traditional course helps create discipline, then Bird continues by using a personal experience from a past graduate, and at first it was ok, but after analyzing Maxwell’s argument I felt Birds argument did not establish his creditability as much as he could’ve. Overall, both made an effort I gaining the reader’s attention. However, Maxwell made his rhetorical devices a lot more evident to this reader’s
Another point of view comes from Bill Maxwell, and in his article “No Short Cuts in Long- Distance Learning,” where he argues that even though online education has its benefits such as flexibility; research has shown classroom education is the best option for learning. He also mentions what studies have suggested will make online learning more efficient. Maxwell points out that students in online classes drop their classes more frequently than students in traditional education. Not to mention studies have …show more content…
Maxwell again successfully uses ethos to make his argument more effective in numerous of ways compared to Bird who does very little to establish his creditability with her reader’s. The first instance of this is when Bird in an effort to support her claim says, that online and traditional course helps create discipline, then Bird continues by using a personal experience from a past graduate, and at first it was ok, but after analyzing Maxwell’s argument I felt Birds argument did not establish his creditability as much as he could’ve. Overall, both made an effort I gaining the reader’s attention. However, Maxwell made his rhetorical devices a lot more evident to this reader’s