Question

LOCKDOWN AND STUDIES
Write a letter to the Editor.

As the Pandemic has affected the children’s education to a great extent, the
government has issued guidelines for all the government and private schools
to go in for online teaching. But there is a lot of confusion in the minds of
parents and students about online teaching. Write a letter to the Editor of,
‘The Times of India,’ newspaper asking him to publish an article about online
teaching and how students can be benefitted through it. You can also suggest
some measures like particular timing fixed for teaching the subject, online
assignment, test, fun assignments etc. to make the online teaching more

Answer 1

Answer:

The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the academic year, cancelled classes and examinations across the country. To ensure that students do not miss out on their studies, schools moved classes online, forcing students to attend lectures via their gadgets. However, this has also sparked a debate on whether the increased amount of screen time helps students learn or if it impedes their progress. While Maharashtra has banned online classes from pre-primary to Class II, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have extended the ban till Class V. In a discussion moderated by Puja Pednekar, Kiran Bhatty and Reeta Sonawat look at the pros and cons of online learning.

Answer 2

ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ,

ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ

sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ :- ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs ᴏғ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs.

ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ sɪʀ,

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴇʀsᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs ᴏғ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪssᴜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪssᴜᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʏᴇᴀʀ ɪs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʟᴏsᴛ. sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴏғ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.

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