Jammu, Apr 23: All Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Teachers Federation (AJKLTF) has expressed its concerns for prevailing situation present COVID-19 pandemic situation and appealed the government to start community classes.
Devraj Thakur President said, "Online education may have come as a boon for students and teachers across the state during pandemic but for many areas in Jammu Kashmir, it still remains out of reach for many owing to poor mobile network connectivity". He further said that more than 4 lacs of children from class I to XII are studying in government schools but apart from schools, coaching classes too are closed and in such situation online education remains the only option for students. “Several areas in Kathua, Udhampur, Kishtwar, Doda, Reasi, Kapwara, Anantnag etc are still without mobile services. In the rest of the District, connectivity remains a roadblock.
The government schools lacks the facilities of ICT Labs or other equipments to deliver lessons for students in this situation”, he said, adding, "Under such circumstances, children in rural areas are deprived of any means of learning and hoping for physical classes to resume.
Adding to their difficulty is affordability of smartphones" he said.
He further said that in view of digital divide as well as given the covid crisis, community classes would prove the best options in the interest of the students and fully involvement of teachers in their respective places to cope this situation. |
