Bhubaneswar: Revealing concerns about 50% of school attendance at the first day of school reopened on Monday, experts and teachers feel students may not come to school until online class.
Doing online and offline classes has increased workload to the teacher.
While the government plans to reopen the IX of August 16, experts have different opinions about the reopening of the school for a junior class.
“All standard operating procedures (SOP) are followed in schools for class X and XII students ensure their safety.
But many parents follow the waiting and watching policies, so their presence is around 50% at school on the first day.
Those who do not come to school can attend Online class.
but running online and offline classes is tough on the teacher, “said Prakash Chandra Mohanty, Secretary of the Secondary Teacher Association Odisha (OSSTA).
Experts say too early to conclude about presence but online and offline classes will spend teachers.
There are not many teachers at school.
With each class does not have more than 25 students, one class will have around four to five parts.
Even just teaching class X students will be very complete for teachers.
In addition, they must create online content, which will burden them further.
If the situation continues, the quality of teaching will go down, “said Academician Pritish Acharya.
Acharya said when the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) has explained that children are less vulnerable to this disease, the government must re-plan school for junior classes in staggering ways Emerging.
“Online classes have never been a substitute for teaching in schools and online classes gradually need to be stopped.
In recent months learning children have suffered a lot, “said Acharya.
Experts said the first day’s response should not be considered final because more students would come to school during the days passed.” The presence at school will increase.
After the offline class starts, it will be difficult for teachers to continue the online class for those who do not come to school.
But for junior class, the government must continue the online class until the decision about the reopening of the school was taken.
The teacher will undoubtedly be burdened, “said Academic Kamala Prasad Mohapatra, who did not support the reopening of the school for a junior class after the third wave prediction in September.
The state government reopened for class X and XII for a shorter period, five days A week without a break or break from Monday.
Wearing a mask, physical distance and hand laundering / sanitation is a must at school.
The teacher in Odisha feels the online class that affects the attendance of the school
