Several private schools have issued circulars stating that all online and semi-online teaching and learning activities shall remain suspended for a week due to rise in Covid cases in State Capital.
Delhi Public School has issued a circular stating during this grave and ever increasing pandemic scenario where almost every household is suffering due to Covid 19, the school administration has decided to discontinue all virtual classes w.e.f. tomorrow 27-4-2021 to 01-05-2021. Further classes will resume from 03-05-2021 (Monday).
Sources said that the DPS administration has decided to suspend online classes as several teachers and staffs are infected with the virus. A school teacher requesting anonymity said, “Most of teachers and staff went to schools till the first week of April where they get infected. As several teachers are infected with viruses it has become a tough time for them for conducting even online classes. The school administration looked into the problems of students, and teachers decided to suspend online classes.”
While DPS has decided to suspend all online classes, several other schools have combined two or more classes as several teachers are suffering from corona pandemic. DAV Kapil Dev has asked teachers to combine two classes if any subject specific teacher is suffering from pandemic.
A teacher said, “The school administration has taken the decision to combine two classes so that students teaching are not affected.” Meanwhile, the DAV Kapil DAV administration on Monday conducted an online meeting of teachers where the principal asked the teachers to carry out online teaching more smoothly.
A teacher who attended the meeting said, “In the meeting the principal stressed on providing more quality education to students through online education. It was also decided not to exert pressure on students or their parents to pay fees due to pandemic.”
Sources said that with the emergence and spread of Covid-19 in India, online education has trickled down to the most basic level?—?schools and colleges.
The online option is a need in this pandemic situation. It has brought education to us without us going anywhere, and it is more flexible.
Many teachers are making the best of this situation by exploring new methods of teaching and assessment. Sources said that though online education is much innovative, it is more stressful for students.
Sikha Sinha whose daughter is a student at Kairali School said, “I find my daughter more stressed in online class than offline classes as she has to work attending all classes online in front of gadgets screen which is having adverse effect on her eyes.”