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Changes in Education; courtesy: Corona

 March 2020 had us marching in an unknown direction. Locked movements and heavenly freedom from studies for students. Dig deeper and you’ll realise that the virus revealed who really cares about knowledge and who doesn’t.

Lectures happened online and you know it, half of the students were on YouTube on another tab “attending the lecture”. Education was literally brought to your computers to avoid loss of knowledge.

This situation was a double-edged sword. If there were students who went away from studies, there were many who embraced the situation to do things which otherwise in a normal situation would be next to impossible; most probably due to lack of time. Time saved, students took full advantage of the situation.

As teachers, many of us got lucky during this period. We ended up honing our skills and learning new stuff, reading new books, and got into various other activities. It provided us time to go beyond just teaching. Classroom teaching was replaced by online teaching, whiteboard by virtual whiteboard, and markers with styluses and graphic tablet pens.

Tests ended up being MCQ for the convenience of checking; not to mention Google Sir who helped many to pass. Boards modified their syllabus according to the situation. Yet, if you ask me, it was needless to do so as students had a lot of time. By a rough calculation, every student saved at least two hours extra every day thanks to no travelling to educational institutions. Right from March 2020 to Dec 2020, it comes to almost a month extra for studying. The medium was new and it took everyone time to get acclimatised but it worked wonders for those who really made the best out of it.

Unfortunately, students lost the habit of writing and the prescribed time for writing a paper made things tough for many. To add to it, screen time made things worse for many. More than physical exhaustion, it was all about mental exhaustion due to strain on the eyes.

All this said and done, this situation proved who really cares and who doesn’t. The ones who dropped back indicated that they had progressed just because there was a push given through educational institutions. Even though this push was given online, it became a personal responsibility. In any case, wasn’t self-development always a personal responsibility irrespective of corona?

I leave it here with a question to provoke your thoughts.

And hey you! Thanks for being here. Means a lot. If you liked reading this, do share it with others, comment your thoughts on it and help share the optimism.

Comments

  1. Sameer Anil Thite17 April 2021 at 17:51

    Everything has its own pros and cons. Not to spare the current Covid 19 pandemic, I've observed two sides of the same coin. The time saved (and thus utilized for otherwise neglected activities) by students (and everybody too) though could be seen as advantageous, yet how the studies of professional courses (viz. life sciences, technology etc.) could be all-embracing unless its students have practicals?

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  2. Parag17 April 2021 at 19:56

    Such a wonderful thoughts you expressed sir!, Yes it was a self development, as this virus corona has tought us many things. Self study is the most important.
    It was tough for all , but those who stayed motivated , positive, and faced problems, Will have bright future. There is very beautiful thought, "No pain no gain".

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  3. Saumya Sameer Thite18 April 2021 at 17:28

    Sir, you expressed the situation correctly... I really think that the exams should neither be conducted online nor students should be promoted.. This will make students relaxed.. Your article reveals the advantages and disadvantages of COVID pandemic on education system... Worth sharing..

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  4. Saumya Sameer Thite18 April 2021 at 17:29

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  5. Unknown23 April 2021 at 14:12

    Very nice thought sir , children loved the online lecture s also somewhat bored them also but we have to go like that as noone could have guessed this type of situation will occur.
    Sunder write up.

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