Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 11: After the state high court allowed holding of online classes in the state, private schools have prepared time tables and started to hold classes. But the fact that most of the teachers lack knowledge of technology has been hindering the smooth conduct of these classes. Therefore, the quality of teaching has not been reaching the expected level. As such, school managements are facing difficulties.

It is learnt that even during the period online classes were banned, some schools had suspended online classes but many had continued with them. After the high court order seemed to support the notion that online classes are part of fundamental rights conferred by the constitution, the private schools have resumed these classes with renewed vigour.

 
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Several schools which collect huge amounts by way of fee, have separate software for organizing online classes. The teachers impart education either from homes or schools. Some schools which have budgetary restrictions, hold classes from home by using apps like Zoom, Google Class etc. Online classes involve prescribing homework for the students, scrutinizing it once done and evaluating them etc. Because of the lack of enough knowledge about the use of software and equipment of teaching, the teachers are finding it hard to cope up with the need to maintain the desired quality. The fact that equipment available in markets is costly has also created new problems for the teachers.

Network

In the recent past, getting a proper network is a problem. The teachers have to reach some corner of the house where the signal is strong and conduct classes from there. As a result, conducting classes poses a challenge for the teachers. Some of the private schools have stopped paying salary to teachers while some others are reportedly paying only half the sum. In order to get their salaries, the teachers are under compulsion to conduct online classes.

Technological issues

The teachers do not have cameras, video editing facilities, tripod, 5G internet connection etc at home, which are needed for effective teaching. They are also confused about the speed with which they can take lessons and also in how many minutes a lesson has to be finished, etc.