write a letter to the editor of a local daily regarding the violation of lockdown guidelines in your locality.
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P.K. Subramanian,
Chennai
Lockdown and studies
As the pandemic has affected children’s education to a large extent, governments must make it mandatory for all government and private schools to go in for online teaching. A particular timing needs to be fixed for the teaching of every subject and for each class so that at least some 40% of the curriculum is covered and students are kept engaged. A scheme needs to be thought of for rural students too.
K.V. Ramesh Nair,
Chennai
As a student in an international boarding school, in Phuket, Thailand, the pandemic has brought its share of woes. Our IB board exams were cancelled about a day before the government imposed the 21-day lockdown. Since the lockdown was communicated, it has caused anxiety back at home in Chennai as the number of cases in Thailand is on the rise. Thankfully, school is still open, giving sanctuary to students like me who cannot go back home. The Embassy of India is unable to help. Perhaps Indian consulates around the world need to reach out to the Indian community and be of some assistance.
Ahana Thakur,
Phuket, Thailand
While all of us have to accept the lockdown and the purpose behind it, I wish to highlight another issue. Students of professional courses such as medicine, engineering, agriculture and the arts and sciences have now been given a lot of assignments, tests and lectures — all online. Some are even being graded based on these online tests. This is where the problem lies. Unfortunately for them, networks, either mobile data or wifi of all service providers including BSNL, are very slow or intermittent especially in a rural area where I live, creating a lot of stress and fear. Parents are worried too. The media should ensure that the problems in the rural areas are addressed.
Dr. Premkumar Thomas,
Tiruthuraipoondi, Tamil Nadu