Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal
3 years, 1 month ago

Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal

News 18  

When schools were shut down seventeen months ago, no one could have predicted how long classes would remain suspended. They apparently feel that their online pedagogy is adequately protecting children from ‘learning loss’. If an achievement survey can prove this, critics of online teaching will be silenced along with those who think that the prolonged school closure has led to losses in children’s learning. The real problem with the ‘learning loss’ argument is that it ignores children’s broader developmental needs by focusing exclusively on ‘learning’ as the outcome of teaching. However, it is rather unlikely that the pressure on schools to catch up with the ‘lost learning’ will allow them to consider any serious engagement with the arts despite their recognized healing potential.

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Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two and a half years after schools switched to …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes
2 years, 9 months ago

Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes

News 18  

After the reopening of schools following the third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, schools have allowed students the option to choose between online and offline classes. Many schools across states have reopened their campus for students, however, attending offline classes is no compulsion and online classes are also being offered. For example, offline students submitted their work in hard copy …

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC
2 years, 10 months ago

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC

India Today  

Hybrid learning in schools is becoming a cause of hindrance to quality education. Why hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education in schools "The choice of catering to both online mode and normal school is not only a hindrance to delivering quality education but has also overburdened the teaching fraternity. Acharya, who is also principal of the ITL Public School, …

School reopening pressure mounts on governments
2 years, 10 months ago

School reopening pressure mounts on governments

India Today  

Covid-19 pandemic doesn't seem to end. The union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all Covid-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Parents demanding schools to reopen "As parents have been demanding the opening of schools, the union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools following all …

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students
3 years, 1 month ago

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students

India Today  

The pandemic has no doubt affected us all, but students were not only confined to their homes but had also been disconnected from the outer world comprising their friends, relatives, school, and hangout spots. When asked about how their students coped with the pandemic times as education shifted online, Joshi says, “Undoubtedly the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the teaching-learning process …

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
3 years, 1 month ago

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System

News 18  

Education remains the solitary ray of hope for many to break the vicious circle of poverty. However, the data released by the Unified District Information System for Education for the academic session 2019-20 shows that 78 per cent of schools in India don’t have internet facilities and more than 61 per cent do not even have computers. Approximately 12 crore …

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more
3 years, 3 months ago

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more

Live Mint  

With most Indian schools shut for the past year and a half, children from poor households, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, are rapidly forgetting what they had learned before the pandemic, new survey data suggests. Previous surveys during the pandemic have also reported learning setbacks, but the latest one comes at a time when children are preparing to advance two …

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes
3 years, 3 months ago

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes

India TV News  

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned around things for the education sector. Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder & CEO of LEAD, which claims to be one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in the country, explained how his platform helped teachers during the transition phase. My heartfelt thanks to LEAD.” Monika Pawar, Professor at Shubh Memorial International School, Akhnoor “My teaching career started …

As Schools Begin to Unlock, Teachers Will be Frontline Warriors—But They Must be Trained
3 years, 4 months ago

As Schools Begin to Unlock, Teachers Will be Frontline Warriors—But They Must be Trained

News 18  

Like the unseen torpedoes from Nazi U-boats created panic in Allied shipping lines in the 1940s, mounting evidence about the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children is creating panic among parents and educationists. Task forces tasked with providing guidelines have few if any specific references to cite; therefore, sharing basic scientific guidelines and letting schools adapt to suit their …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week
3 years, 10 months ago

Secondary schools want students to get on-site lessons once a week

NL Times  

VO-Raad, the council for secondary schools, wants students to get on-site education at least once a week from March 1. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge promised to give an update on when secondary schools can reopen at the next coronavirus press conference on Tuesday. The secondary schools' council therefore wants the situation to return to that of before the summer …

A Year into the Pandemic, Does India Consider Running Schools an Essential Activity?
3 years, 10 months ago

A Year into the Pandemic, Does India Consider Running Schools an Essential Activity?

News 18  

The economy is reopening with political rallies, mass protests, religious festivities, crowded markets, cinema halls and many going back to offices. At the height of the pandemic, the Oxfam India study showed that 80 per cent of parents who send their children to government schools reported that education was “not delivered” during the lockdown. Ninety-six per cent of STs and …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

Going back to school may impact children psychologically: Experts
3 years, 10 months ago

Going back to school may impact children psychologically: Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The sudden switch to online classes was the first to take a psychological toll on students and now the shift back to physical classes, approaching exams and the pressure to complete 70 per cent syllabus in about 90 days will push students down the edge, child psychologists have cautioned. Kids going to school, even with the consent of parents, …

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers
3 years, 11 months ago

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers

NPR  

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images Since the beginning of this pandemic, experts and educators have feared that open schools would spread the coronavirus further, which is why so many classrooms remain closed. But a new, nationwide study …

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn
3 years, 11 months ago

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She added: “I totally support schools closing for all the …

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year

Hindustan Times  

Months of lockdown and subsequent measures to curtail to spread of Covid-19 restrictions has derailed the academic sessions of schools and colleges this year. Although online classes and television programmes were tailored for students of government schools, many were deprived of learning due to issues ranging from affordability to accessibility. Aditi Mishra, the principal of Delhi Public School, Sector 45, …

Opinion: Teachers are more than Covid data points
4 years ago

Opinion: Teachers are more than Covid data points

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alexandra Robbins is an education reporter and the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller “The Nurses.” She is currently at work on a book about K-12 teachers. In a statement emailed to New York City outlet THE CITY in response to questions in May about how the Department of Education had handled the situation, …

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning
4 years ago

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is loosening school reopening guidelines amid a resurging coronavirus pandemic and pleading with reluctant teachers to return to the classroom, particularly those tasked with educating the youngest and neediest students. Inslee, a Democrat, unveiled the state’s latest reopening standards on Wednesday, which urge schools to begin phasing in in-person learning no matter what the …

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around
4 years ago

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The debate raging in Telangana and across the country over for over a month now on the decision to reopen schools further exposes the schism between those with privilege and those without, universal right to primary education notwithstanding. While authorities are deliberating on guidelines for schools to reopen physically, most parents seem reluctant to send their wards to school, …

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening
4 years ago

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening

News 18  

New Delhi: Delhi resident Lalit Kumar, whose two children are admitted in different private schools, finds himself in a big dilemma when asked if he would want his kids to be sent back to schools once they reopen. Although the central government has issued guidelines for appropriate screen time, parents complain that in private schools children often remain in front …

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning
4 years, 1 month ago

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning

India Today  

E-learning is revolutionising our education system as it remains the only option during the ongoing crisis. Many schools are leveraging the crisis as an opportunity to deploy digital technology and make education delivery meaningful, to be more productive and efficient while developing new skills through online learning and assessment. Concrete learning When students and teachers are unable to access physical …

Parents voice concerns as Uttarakhand govt announces plan to reopen schools from 1 Nov, discontinue online classes
4 years, 2 months ago

Parents voice concerns as Uttarakhand govt announces plan to reopen schools from 1 Nov, discontinue online classes

Firstpost  

Schools have said that they are prepared to resume classes while ensuring strict adherence to COVID-19 protocol, however, they are not ready to take the blame if a student gets infected despite the precautionary measures Dehradun: With schools set to reopen in Uttarakhand for classes X and XII on 1 November after a gap of more than seven months, most …

How the pandemic has changed some elements of teaching-learning permanently
4 years, 2 months ago

How the pandemic has changed some elements of teaching-learning permanently

The Hindu  

Schools and colleges were shut down in the second week of March as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. Some immediate measures included shifting teaching process online on an untested and unprecedented scale, conducting online assessments on trial-and-error basis, creating content suitable for remote learning using technology and tools among others. These include limited access to the …

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has put the world in lockdown. The silver lining to this cloud is that teachers can use the craze for technology in students to engage them and create learning opportunities even outside the conventional classroom setup. No wonder schools in different parts of the world are shifting to online learning with many teachers recording video classes …

Coronavirus is Not Ready to Budge, So When Can Children in India Go Back to School?
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus is Not Ready to Budge, So When Can Children in India Go Back to School?

News 18  

Let’s cut the prelude here: how we have been living in the most unprecedented times of our life for the last eight months since the coronavirus outbreak; how the scientific community still cannot predict with any degree of confidence, when there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Professor Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the …

Reopening schools and virtual learning: Experts offer valuable insight
4 years, 4 months ago

Reopening schools and virtual learning: Experts offer valuable insight

CNN  

CNN — Schools should record student temperatures when children arrive every morning, advised a group of experts from Stanford University School of Medicine, as part of a multilevel screening program for students and staff. “However, as many school districts face budgetary constraints, schools must evaluate their options and identify measures that are particularly important and feasible for their communities,” said …

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?

Associated Press  

Is it safe for schools to reopen during the pandemic? In areas where the virus is poorly controlled, public health experts say in-person education would be too risky. In areas where the virus appears to be under control, experts say schools still need to make adjustments to minimize risk when reopening. And even though children appear less likely to get …

World is facing ‘generational catastrophe’ in education, UN warns
4 years, 4 months ago

World is facing ‘generational catastrophe’ in education, UN warns

CNN  

CNN — The world is facing a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures during the coronavirus pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Now we face a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential, undermine decades of progress, and exacerbate entrenched inequalities.” The knock-on effects on child nutrition, child marriage and gender equality, among others, are “deeply concerning,” he …

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Associated Press  

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. “We’re being forced to make impossible decisions.” Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the school year as families await directives from district officials and, where they have a choice, make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their …

Teachers worry about how we’ll keep them safe if their schools reopen in the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Teachers worry about how we’ll keep them safe if their schools reopen in the coronavirus pandemic

CNN  

– After months out of the classroom, Sarah Gross, a high school English teacher in New Jersey, is eager for schools to reopen in the fall. “I think a lot of times people forget that kids don’t go to school by themselves,” Gross said. “I don’t want to bring anything home to her.” Jordan Grinnell, 33, a high school journalism …

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