That students need to take ownerhsip in their learning. They need to decide what is going to work best for them (synchronous/asynchronous). With that being said, when working in the public school system with middle and high school students we have situations where the student is forced into a certain learing format, and forced to learn that way due to health, family views, parents working, etc. We need to have a good line of communication open, frequent feedback, parent involvment, and a way for the students to showcase what they are learning.
