Nagpur: Zilla Parishad Schools in remote villages, beneficiaries of state government decisions to start physical classes, will benefit the main way when students try to bridge the ‘learning gap’.
Although only STD VIII-XII was allowed to remain open for physical classes, even smaller children rushed back to campus after seeing ‘Bhaiyas’ and ‘Didis’ went to school.
Registration that can be ignored and fewer higher classes in the ZP ecosystem have become a gift for officials.
Chintaman Vanjari, District Education Officer under whom his jurisdiction of the ZP school came, said, “We are almost not 10 or more schools for high-level classes.
Also with limited registration, the teacher can ensure the right covid distance and do the class according to the guidelines.” While In urban schools one part can have around 40 to 50 students, in ZP schools that can be total registration of all classes.
With online teaching is not an option for most of them, the return of physical classes also relieved for officials.
Sharad Bhandarkar, ZP Extension Officer, said that “the concept of online teaching cannot work in rural areas due to connectivity problems, plus the affordability of smartphones for parents.
In such a scenario, the physical reopening is a welcome step.” Kishore Gamey, Kendra Pramukh ZP oversees around a dozen ZP schools, said the reopening of the school helped narrow the learning gap among students.
“Students have fallen behind the academic schedule for the past year and we promote them based on several basic assessments.
Now, there are clear learning gaps that are visible and the teacher is focused on taking the improvement class to overcome this problem,” said Gamey.
Ranjana Wahane, Teacher at the ZP School Patesur, said students also hope to return to class.
Wahane said, “Students in rural areas are very attached to schools due to unique arrangements.
ZP schools are the only institutes in the village and students see it as an extension of their homes.
At night, they will come and play on campus.
So during locking , it’s like turning off the part close to their hearts.
“Sweetha Uikey, the teacher at the ZP Bharatwada school said,” At present, we are doing a new revision and curriculum of both.
We must partially catch up with backlog backlogs and also prepare for the right now .
“Even the main part of the student is not deprived of education.
Many come and sit in the shade of a large tree or out in a sunbathing open place under a soft morning sun for class.
They are not brought into class, because permits are technically only for high school.
Gamey said, “Education may not stop for those who want to learn.
The teacher visits the houses of these students too, so that their academic schedule is not disturbed.”