lets begin by understanding what the metaverse is in the current wave of technology overtake the term metaverse is largely used to describe a combination of virtual reality and mixed reality worlds the two worlds are accessed through a browser or headset which further allows people to indulge in realtime interactions and experiences across distances while the concept of the metaverse would not have been that integrated into our lives facebook changing to meta threw the world off the bridge the world of the internet blended with the science of technology gave us the most unique blend to advance in the future and change the shape of things and with the metaverse making inroads into education the stakes of learning have gone highto put it in simpler terms the metaverse can be termed as a place in the virtual world wherein people can come for basically everything right from entertainment to human interaction to shopping all in all it is the merging of advanced technological programming with human lifeembracing the boon of the metaverse in educationaccording to a journal published in springeropen there are findings indicating the use of metaverse in higher education enabling interactive and immersive experiences that allow teachers and students to explore new approaches in teaching processes information and communication technologies and emerging technologies daz 2020the journal further establishes that immersive technologies such as virtual reality vr mixed reality mr augmented reality ar and extended reality xr are further aiding in promoting metaverse in several educational applications one of the metaverses advantages is enabling students to attend their classes virtually and providing elements that are involved in the real classroom students in the metaverse can interact with teachers and communicate with classmates through their avatars this can create an immersive learning opportunity that enhances the students learning motivation states the journalspringeropens content and bibliometric analysis also mention instances from other areas and organisations having analysed educational virtual environment applications as well as the dissemination of knowledge in metaverse the findings from these implications go on to show that the application of metaverse in mathematics can enhance students learning outcomesthe flip side of the metaverse in education understanding the banewhat has been the biggest concern about technology and the internet taking over human lives similar concern prevails with the metaverse this realm of technology is also potentially a platform for data collection by government and private companies at the same time it throws the concept of privacy out the window and allows the details to be taken and sold for monetization globallyhowever one of the biggest concerns that came with the advent of technology in human lives is the disconnect with humans though the metaverse provides the comfort of gaining knowledge while sitting inside the comforts of home at the end of the day it lacks the learning and experience one can acquire from their peers it breaks the natural cycle of valueadding by learning from the surroundings and somewhere puts a dent in social awarenesswhile children would