The flipped classroom is a great concept. I can imagine that eventually all education will move to remote attendance and a flipped classroom is the beginning of developing digital resources that will accommodate the seemingly inevitable shift in education. The incorporation of flipped video lessons in your class is outstanding. I find that students respond positively to the occasional flipped lesson and they enjoy being able to revisit the lesson later on. With the available tools like edpuzzle and screen casting options, creating flipped video lessons is not as challenging as you think. The countless resources available makes flipping lessons very achievable. The issue, as noted in the Edutopia article "The Flipped Classroom Pro and Con," is that not all students have access to a computer and internet after school as well as if all teachers flipped, students would be spending countless ours out of school watching video lessons. Another issue is that subjects like math and sciences where labs and practice can be done in class are much easier to flip. I find it very challenging to flip contents like English and History. I know it can be done, but then the instructor is left wondering what can be created or practiced on a daily basis.
With those thoughts in mind even though all of my students are capable of participating in a flipped class I am not sure that a complete flip is necessary nor the best practice. What seems logical to me is creating an educational experience where students actively learn through many means. So I would have to agree with "The Flipped Class Manifest," that the flipped classroom is not the universal solution to the education system, but incorporating flipped lessons regularly will increase students engagement and achievements in their education.
With those thoughts in mind even though all of my students are capable of participating in a flipped class I am not sure that a complete flip is necessary nor the best practice. What seems logical to me is creating an educational experience where students actively learn through many means. So I would have to agree with "The Flipped Class Manifest," that the flipped classroom is not the universal solution to the education system, but incorporating flipped lessons regularly will increase students engagement and achievements in their education.