Tech Tails !!
“Question 3 ka A part send
kar jaldi.”
“Haan. Ok Ok.”
“B part ka aisa kuch mila
Google pe. Dekhna zara”
“Haan dekhta.”
Online Exams, or ‘the
super organised forms of formality’, or ‘handwriting improvement courses’ (whatsoever
way you find them suitable) have taken over some of our very precious hours
these days which could have been better invested in sleeping!
Remote
learning, digital learning, home learning, e-learning and webinar are the buzz words
of the Coronage.
But
do children really benefit from online? Does online education affect the mental
health of children as stated by some experts? Are teachers and students
prepared for online teaching? Is ‘digital divide’ an issue? Is online teaching
inevitable during this lockdown?
Do
you think a poor kid is even a bit interested in online lectures or the
online-offline debate that is being raised and widely discussed OR rather, she
might be just missing the Friday special Egg curry which used to be served in the mid-day meal school in her village??
Digital Divide
We may say it is a digital age, but the disturbing fact is that most students, even teachers, especially in rural areas, do not have access to internet and digital devices. Unfortunately, online education in India causes inequality, creates a divide among students and alienates the disadvantaged.
The
main reason stated by Karnataka’s Education Minister over banning online
teaching for students upto class V was that online classes “might affect the
students’ mental well-being”. Does this reason hold water? Yes, to a certain
extent. There are reports that Internet exposure is harmful to children and
puts them at the risk of ‘online grooming’.
We
will have an in-depth discussion over this particular issue in the next post.
Teacher preparedness : another
underlying issue
Facing students physically
and interacting with them is different from facing a camera and interacting
with a virtual class. Without preparing teachers for online teaching, it is not
possible to make online education effective.
The
day digital-have-nots become digital-haves, online education will flourish.
It will be really very jovial and encouraging if you share your views and opinions (both positive and negative) down here in the comments.
Sahi baat 🔥
ReplyDeleteSad thing everyone knows and expects this behavior
ReplyDeleteTrue af
ReplyDeleteAree ekdam sahi 🔥🔥
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ReplyDeleteThis sharing content is worth sharing; must reach our lawmakers and bureaucrats. Reality is penned down here��
ReplyDeleteSpread it faster than Corona. Haha
DeleteWish to be in my institute asap😣
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's already is but you are not included *sympathetic short laughs*
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Knowledge se, learning se mtlb nhi...bas kaagaz me lkiha hua rehna chaiye ki 3 ghante class chali thi...thats education.
ReplyDeleteUndirected knowledge, not education.
DeleteEverything has both pros and cons
ReplyDeleteN when talking 'bout online classes, they are beneficial only to those who have a net connection n a device , poor kids a left behind in the matter of e learning.
Harmful even to an extent to the "digital- haves" section. As u said, everything has both pros n cons.
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