Law student says distance learning challenges status quo

"I think people who want a degree online should be able to have that."

Since oregon officially rolled out a distance learning directive across the state.

But some college students....have been at this for a while now.

As kezi 9 news reporter emma jerome shows us, law students at the university of oregon think*this could be the future of education.

"the law center here at the university of oregon is empty, but class is still in session in its own unique way with it's own unique set of challenges" "it's been a month and i don't think any of us want to be doing this anymore" after weeks of distance learning - students at the uo say they're getting the hang of things, but not without some challenges along the way "before it was very like ' this is professional, you're a law student, you have to show up.

Now we're all just coping with another change is all classes are mandatory pass fail - doing away with a previously established learning curve grading system which fletcher says makes this new way of learning more accessible for those who have other priorities in their home - saying she hopes it challenges the status quo "you can't get a jd remotely, it's like a whole thing with them and this is the american bar association entirely -- this coronavirus is horrible and the whole situation, everything coming to a halt is bad, but i think it's also given us a good opportunity to reconsider the things that we originally thought were impossible" coronavirus established an entirely new learning curve, but fletcher says it is one that puts a great deal into perspective - and maybe when this is over things will change -- for the better "in the next hour hear how this novel way of learning could change the future of graduate school - in eugene emma jerome kezi 9 news" the