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Should school be taught online

instead of in a classroom?

ARTICLES
Online classes have become more and be independent from one point in life, and
more popular as the development of gadg- the sooner the better.
ets has continued. Due to the addition of
Covid-19, schools seeking another meth- Talking about the resources needed for on-
od of providing education to their stu- line classes, some parents may not be able
dents have turned towards online means. to afford the expensive monthly bills of
We firmly believe that classes should be the network and the technology required
held physically instead of virtually. to run programs allowing online classes to
take place. In major schools such as RBS,
We have many reasons to believe this is this is something that is unheard of, but in
true. For once, Covid-19 is a very danger- most schools in Nepal that are holding on-
ous virus which will not go away anytime line classes, it is a very common situation.
soon, and only return in more dangerous It is also not easy for the schools to organ-
mutations. For this reason, we must get ize such classes, get a method with which
used to physical classes, the sooner the they can collect the bills from parents,
better. We can’t spend our entire educa- etc. It is also quite difficult for the teach-
tion in online classes. Students need in- ers to teach. In physical school, teachers
teraction, they can’t spend years apart, can easily write down the lesson on a gi-
only seeing each other occasionally and ant whiteboard but virtually, they have no
only being able to meet online. It lowers a such privilege. It is also much harder for
student’s confidence in the physical world them to take tests and exams and taking
that we all need to face after our education the overall class is also much more diffi-
is completed. Not only confidence, it also cult as problems such as students with bad
lowers a student’s discipline. Not being internet keep popping up.
in proper school uniforms without cer-
tain rules, they will probably regard dis- Physical classes are better and easier for
cipline as a non-important manner which students, teachers, parents, and the school.
is a very consequential misunderstanding. In dangerous times with a Covid-19 vac-
True, physical classes are dangerous, but cine roaming about, physical classes can
the teachers and parents need to show still be held with the trust that students
trust for the students. They need to believe will know what is best for them. To con-
that students understand what is best for clude, physical classes are much better
themselves and take careful precautions than online classes and offer more advan-
for their own health. Students will have to tages.
D Sarthak Basynat