The reason why American teachers, who have to conduct online classes due to COVID-19, are getting a'bus' is drawing attention.
On the 22nd local time, CBS and other foreign media introduced the story of John King, who works as a science teacher at a middle school in Kent County, Michigan.
Mr. King did not adjust well to the non-face-to-face teaching method he first tried last year.
Although they preferred the way they communicated face-to-face and comfortable, most of all, it was because the Internet connection was not good in the outskirts of the Townsend area where Mr. King lived.
When the Internet was cut off, classes were interrupted several times, and it became difficult to grasp the students' understanding, King thought that he should not be bound by the usual online teaching methods.
After contemplating, Mr. King bought an old bus at a used car dealership.
This bus was converted to create a'moving classroom'.
Mr. King installed high-performance Internet equipment on the bus, and equipped with a school table, chairs, chest of drawers, and coffee pots to create a plausible classroom appearance.
Classes can now be conducted anywhere there is a bus.
Since then, Mr. King has been taking buses to various locations in each science class to conduct online classes.
He also photographed and displayed fossils of Massachusetts dinosaur footprints in real time, and explained coastal erosion and sedimentation in the background.
The reaction of students and parents to Mr. King's passionate'field learning' was hot.
It is an evaluation that it is possible to learn more vividly than face-to-face lessons by maximizing the advantages of distance lessons.
Parent Heidi said, "What you are doing is amazing. Your kids will remember this experience forever."
Mr. King said, "There are a lot of students who have a hard time studying with Corona 19. I will do whatever I can if I can help no one fall behind."
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(Photo ='CBS Boston' YouTube)