why we need to study in school why not in home
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In school we have to learn new things and not in house because we can't learn that new things
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In a parent’s whatsapp group I am part of, there is a flurry of messages. Panicked questions, confused answers.
“Do the children go to school tomorrow?”
“Exams are going on. We have to send them, na?”
“Some schools are cancelling exams. Can’t you take average of tests done so far?”
“It’s the school’s call. What should we tell our children?”
“Keep studying? Don’t even know how they do that now. As it is with dates changed around there is so little time to prepare.”
And so the conversation continues. Every school. Every whatsapp group that parents are a part of, are probably sharing similar messages, right now. And their fear is palpable.
As WHO declares Coronavirus a pandemic, there are wide-reaching consequences. Travel restrictions are imposed. Many offices are advising work from home policies.
But what about our children? Why are many of them still going to school? How can we put their tiny lives at risk?
Globally, according to multiple news reports, 300 million+ children are today at home, with school closures announced across affected countries.
If we look at the disease spread statistically, the current exponential distribution of the spread of the disease can only shift if the rate of infections reduce and flatten the distribution. And that will only happen, in the absence of cure, by various factors from hygiene to social isolation. And even a delay of a single day in social isolation can create massive variations in the rate of spread of the disease.
Social isolation. How will that happen if our children keep going to schools?
While schools and education boards are discussing options to deal with this, here are a few critical questions:
Classes have been cancelled in some states, for students up to Grade 5. What about students beyond grade 5? Students in grades 6 and above, in many states, are still going to schools. Their parents are searching for answers. And there is no consistency of response.
Some schools, we found from their notices, have shut down, across classes and cancelled exams. They have declared that they will take an average of tests done so far to grade the students. Again, that is not an uniform approach followed by all schools.
Some states have announced cut-off dates by which annual exams have to be completed. For example, in Karnataka, that date is March 23rd. Schools are scrambling, trying to finish exams by those dates. Dates of individual exams are changing at the last minute, creating more worry and confusion. And what if the social isolation should have already started? How can we wait till a cut-off date?
Board exams for grades 10 and 12 are still a reality. Exam dates are being thought about. But that doesn’t answer the fundamental question. Added to the usual exam stress, children now have the stress of potential infection to worry about. How safe can they be?
For schools that are closing down early, there is no cogent response on continuing remaining portions through online studies. This could have been a great collaboration moment between schools and edtech platforms but many are caught unprepared. Harvard have closed down dormitories but is continuing online lectures and online assignments. Can that model be possible in schools?
Think of the larger impact on the students. There has probably never been a time in the recent past, where, apart from war or social pressure, so many children at the same time, are out of school. Social isolation is not easy for children. For a few days, they may enjoy the free time. But, then, they feel a lack of motivation. Instead of it being a missed learning opportunity, can this be a chance to encourage self-learning? The key gap here is to encourage motivation through self-learning, which a lot of Edtech tools haven’t been able to do so far effectively. Can that change now?
What about parents? The anxiety around whether to be at home, how to manage early school closure, or no closure is a constant source of anxiety. They need answers, today.
Think of the staff needed to run the schools. The teachers, the bus drivers, the support staff. All of them are wondering what is the impact of this on them?
It’s high time now for our educational system to come up with a coherent and consistent response. And there are solutions that can help them.
Yesterday, a few Edtech companies have announced free online classes for the month to help students affected. Online, on-demand, testing is another option that has been offered by multiple companies.
Schools and Education Boards need to coordinate and share a joint response to this pandemic to allay the growing concerns of parents and students.
Now, more than ever, the validity of a pure offline model of education is going to be questioned. And how we respond to this is going to not just affect our children’s health, but also their learning.
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