Some kids will go on as normal with their education, using online learning with the help of their parents. But for the poor, not even television learning is an option. What TV?
The planned reopening of the schools has brought much uncertainty to parents and teachers. But the past five weeks of lockdown have been frustrating for everyone who has a schoolgoing child. I was shocked by a social media photo circulating of a poor girl who has become a symbol for backward learning. “I am not against online learning but what about us?” – and there is the picture of a little girl in a rural area. I gave the WhatsApp pic just a glance and didn’t forward it.
I was shocked by a social media photo circulating of a poor girl who has become a symbol for backward learning. I gave the WhatsApp pic just a glance and didn’t forward it. My pain was about the little girl’s self-esteem.The picture had a relevant message though: some kids will go on as normal with their education, using online learning with the help of their parents, and don’t have to wait for the government to reopen schools.But the haves do have their own frustrations.When I asked her if she is coping with home schooling, she just shouted: “No, I’m not coping.
They also need to buy data for the kids to be online for four hours, from Monday to Friday. It is an extra expense they, as parents, never budgeted for.
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