The lesson is that education is not one size fits all, something we’ve “known” for a long time: anyone predicting online is the future (or isn’t the future) is missing out on that crucial piece. Online should be the future for people who grow best with online learning, in person learning should be the future for people who grow best with in person learning.

I’d also argue that online school during the pandemic, like remote work during the pandemic, is not representative of online school during non-pandemic times.