OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION SYSTEM

OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION SYSTEM

Sadikshya Pokharel

June 8,2020

COVID-19 OUTBREAK:

The risks posed by covid-19, the disease caused by the new corona virus are both dramatic and abstract. State government has closed every sector  temporarily as a measure to contain the spread of the novel corona virus. There is no way out ,cause vaccines have not been  found yet. As months passed, lock down , social distancing has become a way of life. People have started accepting the situation and using the best alternative option to prevent from a virus and go back to subroutine. People  are working from home, using online platforms to shop groceries, etc. Along with other sectors Education system was badly hit by this  global pandemic. But this problem has turned into a new opportunity when school and colleges were introduced to 

e- learning.Digital Education appeared to be viable solution to fill in the void foe classroom education for the period of ( 3-4) month, while minimizing the chance of any infection to students.

E-learning:  Demand of the situation

As  COVID-19 , has given a tremendous opportunity to enhance child education through technology,now there is limitless knowledge  and possibilities because there is  no thought control, as when education was limited to books and physical boundaries. Rural students who were never exposed to the internet and technology  are now being exposed to world class education leaving back traditional blackboard methods with a horrible quality of education.Students from both urban  and rural areas are getting world class education, which will give a nice push to their career . E-learning  will not only provide world class education but will help in massive push to the movement of digital India . COVID-19 has  created a situation where there is compulsion for every generation to explore the internet, which otherwise would take 5-10 years, to explore , especially in rural areas.

Not only that , it brought parents even closer to their children, which will definitely help in child's growth and on the  other hand parents  can have eye on their children's learning and engagement. 

The cost of education is very negligible when it comes to E-learning, even those who cannot afford good school and college can now get world class education at a very few cost.

 E-learning always helpful?

Thoe the students are getting world class education there are few things that have been tremendously affected due to the shut down of Education institutions. As our experience says enough that the goal of education is not merely to provide information and skills but it is the way of life. Education institutes not only provide a platform to acquire knowledge but also teaches to create a social and emotional connection. They are taught to build a sense of belonging , connection and mutual responsibility . Next thing that is considered as a problem is examination. Teaching and learning seems to be exciting but the examination part has become a serious concern of the authorities. Online exams are not 100 % reliable to test the ability of any students, so higher concerned authorities are looking their way out to solve this problem.

RAY OF HOPE:

Finally, as people have tasted the ease , provided by the internet, now the world will be fully digitized . People would prefer to work from home, even the students would have the option of online study, business would run online . Yes, it is true that this COVID-19 has brought many problems for us to face but lots of opportunities and improvement has come with it and people have started going back to their subroutine cause no one knows how long it will take to get an antidote . so, people have genuinely started accepting the situation and  moving on as the situation demands.