OPINION: Proposal may make it harder to create qualified labor
Sequential learning is a goal of the Department of Education, which would likely damage police and fire departments.
Students can take lessons at their own rate while they are away from the classroom.
The proposed legislation deals with” time minute” programs, common for certificates, business colleges, and community colleges.
These are based on the actual time spent in the classroom, versus the common” credit hour” method used by institutions.
A Department of Education announcement “proposes ] protections to ensure that online students in career-focused programs receive direct instructor interaction.”
According to authorities, “based on issues received from kids,” this kind of teaching should be discontinued.
These courses include training to be a nurse, police agent, and fire – areas now facing a shortage of qualified candidates.
Some of this education must be conducted in-person and through a life stream.
No one would want a professional to treat them just by watching films and working from home. Doctors need to really put people on a bed, monitor CPR, and spot an IV in an injured man.
However, some of these programs can be conducted without a life teacher. Sequential learning, for instance, is useful for courses in medical terminology and law.
The programs are even beneficial to students who are working full-time or have other commitments.
A security guard who wants to become a police officer may labor night and have downtime at work. People who are attempting to balance work and family while pursuing job advancement may struggle because of this.
The changes may also harm the medical workforce, as some lower-level, but critical jobs, are trained by time hours.
This includes physician associate, pharmacy technician, and health accounting.
Again, some of these capabilities, like drawing body, need hands-on training and live training with an instructor.
However, it is not necessary to learn precise medical laws or codes in person.
This proposed Department of Education legislation would hurt hospitals, hurt healthcare workers, and make it more difficult for people to avoid the astronomical cost of higher learning.
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