Education is not going to be the same in post-Corona world
As a few countries across the world have started reopening their schools, universities, and other institutions, drastic changes are being observed in the 'new normal' of the education system. From ensuring prominent safety and cleanliness measures to maintaining social distancing, the authorities are diligently working to alleviate the effects of the health crisis.
Schools have disinfected their facilities, distributed medical supplies, conducting temperature checks, and implemented new regulations. Countries like Norway and Denmark reopened their schools around mid-April and in order to ensure social distancing, classes have been divided into groups of no more than 15. Pictures clicked from several schools and universities show students, especially children, wearing masks and headgears, sitting at distances from each other in classrooms and lunch cafeterias.
China began reopening its school step-by-step starting in April. As per media reports, China's Education Ministry is requiring the schools to do temperature checks of the students at the entrances and that they display a "green" code of health through a smartphone health code program developed by the country. Many students are reportedly coping with alterations in the school activities including an indefinite pause on extra-curricular activities.
While a handful of schools have opened doors worldwide, there are still thousands of children out of school, attempting online learning. Not to forget, several children in remote areas are not able to access basic education due to severe digital divide in their regions. Students and teachers who do not have access to information technology are specifically losing in this process, resulting in widening of the digital divide.
Due to closure of schools and colleges, students are missing milestones such as graduation ceremony, inter-school competitive events, and prom nights. Furthermore, home-schooling is escalating the burden of many parents as well. Majority of the parents are willing to send their children to schools at all until the pandemic fear narrows down.
According to a report by the World Economic Forum, more than 1.2 billion children of all ages in 186 countries have faced the impact of school closures due to the pandemic. Amid the ongoing health crisis, arguments have come to light where on one side it is believed that momentary shift to online learning will have inevitably poor impact on the education system, while on the other side, experts believe that a new hybrid model of education will develop which will prove beneficial.
However, with the changes in progress, it is certain that the education sector is not going to be the same in the near future.
Schools have disinfected their facilities, distributed medical supplies, conducting temperature checks, and implemented new regulations. Countries like Norway and Denmark reopened their schools around mid-April and in order to ensure social distancing, classes have been divided into groups of no more than 15. Pictures clicked from several schools and universities show students, especially children, wearing masks and headgears, sitting at distances from each other in classrooms and lunch cafeterias.
China began reopening its school step-by-step starting in April. As per media reports, China's Education Ministry is requiring the schools to do temperature checks of the students at the entrances and that they display a "green" code of health through a smartphone health code program developed by the country. Many students are reportedly coping with alterations in the school activities including an indefinite pause on extra-curricular activities.
While a handful of schools have opened doors worldwide, there are still thousands of children out of school, attempting online learning. Not to forget, several children in remote areas are not able to access basic education due to severe digital divide in their regions. Students and teachers who do not have access to information technology are specifically losing in this process, resulting in widening of the digital divide.
Due to closure of schools and colleges, students are missing milestones such as graduation ceremony, inter-school competitive events, and prom nights. Furthermore, home-schooling is escalating the burden of many parents as well. Majority of the parents are willing to send their children to schools at all until the pandemic fear narrows down.
According to a report by the World Economic Forum, more than 1.2 billion children of all ages in 186 countries have faced the impact of school closures due to the pandemic. Amid the ongoing health crisis, arguments have come to light where on one side it is believed that momentary shift to online learning will have inevitably poor impact on the education system, while on the other side, experts believe that a new hybrid model of education will develop which will prove beneficial.
However, with the changes in progress, it is certain that the education sector is not going to be the same in the near future.
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