Education in India is not an easy affair. As far as the schools are concerned, they follow the usual fee hike process every year whereas parents keep cribbing about the increased fees and extra charges that have to be paid apart from tuition fees. However with the new situation that has arisen because of the sudden outbreak of covid-19, the schools as well as parents are exposed towards a new unseen challenge. Continuing the schools in such a time is not at all an option for primary classes and even if it is, schools are neither equipped nor capable of handling the situation with the children. Everyone has the right to live and so do the teachers. And to pay the teacher's salary, the school needs money. It can be argued although, that the schools are self sufficient to manage all their expenses for at least a few months, but that is a different story altogether. Existing School Fees vs New Online Teaching Methods Every parent has their paying capacity when it comes to choosin...
With the outbreak of COVID19 across the globe, apart from other sectors, educational institutions around the world have been facing several challenges in terms of imparting education to the kids. Especially in India, where the penetration of online teaching is very less, and teachers are not trained for such teaching methods, schools are experiencing a tectonic shift. Teacher’s Readiness for Online Teaching The teachers training in India does not include any module for online teaching, which is making it more difficult for the schools to cope up with this situation. Schools that lack the technical infrastructure for online classes are finding it more difficult to cope up. Some schools are incapable of affording the technical expertise and if at all they manage it somehow, the teachers are not accustomed to such teaching techniques. Schools that are tech savvy and have the technical expertise are finding a 100% transition to this medium very challenging. Online classes c...