I have kids on both so I feel qualified to answer this. My teen son is on zoom, and even then is struggling to stay focused. We’ve had to switch from laptop to a zoom only device because he was using the (filtered) laptop to entertain himself during class. My teen daughter is on teleconference and hating it. She listens to the teachers she wants, and uses the phone as background noise for the rest. Some teachers/subjects are more interesting on phone but all are annoying. My younger three boys are all on teleconferencing and all hate it. I doubt they are learning a thing. Even my 12 year old cannot concentrate or focus. My 6 and 10 year olds don’t listen to a word, never want to call, and always manage to hang up early “by accident”. Those kids literally need a parent sitting by their side the entire time in a private room or it isn’t happening. And yeah right, I have 3 hours a day to sit with them privately…. In a nutshell, I think teleconferencing is a waste of time, at least for my kids. (Oh and it took my kids schools over a month to actually get the lines working properly- we had serious trouble getting connected, staying connected, and hearing what was being said due to static or background noise) Zoom I think is the only option that has a SHOT at actually teaching, but my other two schools refuse to use it so I can’t judge for those age groups.
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