To compensate academic loss, teachers start community classes
Community classes are better than online classes : Students
Ishfaq Wagay
Anantnag,11 July : Amid the COVID_19 lockdown and closure of education institutions in the valley , higher authorities in zone vailoo (Anantnag) has orderd teachers to open community classes for students while taking care of all precautionary measures and advisories related to prevention of covid_19 infection.
Students of many schools in zone vailoo while talking to our correspondent ishfaq Wagay said that community classes are better than online classes and are very beneficial for us. Before community classes we was getting online classes through zoom application ( internet service ) but due to low internet speed we was not getting education in good way as we want ” students
A teacher from higher secondary school Gadole Kokernag while talking with our correspondent said ” These students come from poor families so they can’t afford smartphones.
Besides we started online education before community classes but the participation of students in online classes was low.
He further added that we are taking care of all precautionary measures and advisories related to prevention of covid_19 infection. Syed Abid Hussain said we are very thankful to higher authorities of education department for this initiative.
It is necessary to mention here that an order copy was isuued by ZEO vailoo regarding community schooling which reads as “All the tleads of the institutions of (HS/MS/PS) are hercby directed to Initiate Community Schooling with immediate effect. The Timing of the
schooling will be from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
The Head of the institution is responsible for identilication of the spot feasible for sehooling in collaboration with community. All the Teaching staff and the Students will strictly follow the sOP’s, wearing of masks, Social distancing is obligatory. The hand washing facilities and sanitizers must be kept in place.
Moreover RP°’s are directed to monitor the community centers of their respective clusters and submit the report on daily basis to this office without any fail.
The institution who fails to establish the community centers will be dealt seriously under nules and the salary of the erring H0l’s/Teachers will be kept withheld.