COVID-19 IMPACT ON EDUCATION

Corona virus is the first health pandemic that affected the nation. It adversely affected the lives of people. The most affected area is our education system. It has taken a long leap due to the condition. Schools and colleges are closed, students and teachers are sitting inside their homes because life is more important than anything else. ‘Covid-19 or corona virus is a word that's synonymous to a nightmare.’ It scares people even in daylight. But it didn't stop the teaching-learning process. Educational responses to the crises are capable of changing the meaning, purposes, and values of schools. The pandemic gave a wonderful opportunity to schools for transforming the age-old tradition of the teaching-learning process. The traditional way of chalk- talk has been transferred to technology. Disruption in education is pushing policymakers to find new ways for engaging children in a technology-friendly way.

Online education ensures that students don't have to suffer and studies should move on. It is probably the first time for India to experiment with virtual learning on such a big level. A shift from classroom teaching to virtual teaching brings together many difficulties with it. But online lectures enable the students to learn creatively. As it’s rightly said, ‘No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.’ So we need to find the solution to the biggest crisis instead of getting scared of it. As, one of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his greatest surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.

 Universities are also engaging students by giving them a choice to learn and not just by their physical experience. Schools are looking for ways to engage children through projects and activities instead of rote learning. As longer screen time affects the health issues in children, so schools are taking the initiative by decreasing screen time. The education field is facing the biggest crisis of all time, as it's difficult to engage children during online classes, but teachers are working harder than ever to deliver their knowledge to children. E-learning has both negative and positive effects, but as we all know time never waits for anyone. As only those who can turn a crisis into an opportunity can become successful in life. For the education field, COVID-19 is an opportunity to get rid of the traditional ways of learning.

These uncertain times call for a stronger measure and the education industry is taking a step every to sort this problem. This pandemic is like a catalyst who is giving a platform to both teacher and learner to opt for new techniques which they haven’t used before. By looking at the other side of the coin we all can grow and work together. Learning life’s lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.

“Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.”

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