The good thing about online classes: you can get to them regardless of weather conditions.
The downfall of online classes: weather conditions are no excuse.
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Which returns, really, to the pervasiveness of technology: We are expected to be "on" all of the time. Shut off your cell phone and turn off the computer. What happens now? Who can find you? Who will try? Who will be concerned?
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Another assumption about an online class is that every student has his/her personal computer. What if you had to "commute" to the library or a computer lab? Some of my friends prefer to do work on the computers at the library, though they own computers. As the library tends to be more of a social gathering place, I'd rather work in my room. Yet I'm distracted by messages from friends, the idea to Google something random that I might not do with a stranger sitting next to me, etc.
All of our work turns social, in some way, it seems.
And if you do "commute" to a computer, can you legitimately get a day off for poor weather? :-)
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