NEW DELHI: Home or classroom? The choice isn’t automatic. Now that schools have reopened, students aren’t quite sure which is better: going back to school or studying from the comfort of home. The decision has got nothing to do with Covid-19 either. While they miss the school environment and their friends, online classes give them time for much more leisure than school ever did. Of course, the undecided youngsters are those mostly belonging to families that can afford the infrastructure for digital education; most government school students are eager to leave behind their privations and get on with offline classes.
Tarush Varma Mookerjee, Class X student at Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, Gurgaon, said, “I want to meet my friends for sure and I miss the peer atmosphere of school, but I have got used to the comfort of home learning. It’s also less tiring for us with online classes and there is energy left for other things.”
But Mookerjee realises that not all students may think in this manner. “I understand it must be very difficult for many students who don't have access to a support structure at home,” he said.
Another Class XI student, Eva Tewary of Srijan School, Model Town, said studying from home left her with time for dancing, reading novels and spending quality time with her grandparents. “Not having regular school for over a year now, I definitely miss my friends and teachers. However, learning is undoubtedly more convenient in the online mode because it gives me more time for self-study and leisure activities,” said Tewary.
Tewary’s friend, Sarah Sahajwani, however, gave her vote to classes in person like earlier. “I really want to go back to school not just because of all the fun and happy times with our friends there, but also because studying from home has been a little too comfortable for us. That is why we have often taken assignments and exams for granted. Personally, I can see the difference in the level of work I did when in school and at home and the former was better,” said Sahajwani.
Also plumping for school is Juneli Tamang, Class X student at Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan. “Yes, I want to return to school because with the teachers in front of me, I find it easier to pay attention to lessons,” said Tamang. But the school is yet to send parents the stipulated protocols for resuming classes and her parents are not too keen on sending her to school.
Reference: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/students-in-doubt-over-home-or-school-choice/articleshow/86149337.cms
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