Students in Sirsa mixing online study with "field work"

As schools and colleges continue to remain closed across the country, students in Haryana's Sirsa are not only studying using ‘online’ and ‘mobile’ education modes, but they are also helping their parents with the harvest. Troubled by the lack of labourers for the harvest, students are helping their parents by mixing studies with harvest and taking responsibility for both education and harvest.

Sirsa (Haryana): The Corona induced lockdown has turned almost every life upside down. Students are no exception to this common phenomenon. Both the means and the method of study, have changed in these perilous times. Schools are closed and studies are at a stop. On the other hand the parents of children are troubled by the lack of labourers for harvest. In such condition students are now mixing studies with harvest and taking responsibility for both education and harvest.

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When the ETV Bharat went to examine the ground status it found that the Bakriayawali village in Sirsa district had some students completing the work of harvest amidst studies. On further conversation it emerged that due to non availability of labour they are helping their families in completing the harvest and on getting time the students complete their studies. Further due to ‘online’ and ‘mobile’ education they get their teacher’s help, and complete studies in the fields itself.

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Students studying through Mobile Phones

Ravi , a student of Class 9th of the Govt High School in Bakriyawali village of Sirsa district told correspondents that his school has a whatsapp group consisting of all the students and teachers and when the students have any doubt whatsoever they can clear the same on the whatsapp group. Their doubts are answered first on the group and if need arises their doubts are answered over voice call.

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Although students said that they are enjoying learning on an online platform. However it is not as enjoyable as school.Many concepts are not understandable on phone and better studies are completed in school. Ravi’s mother said further that due to schools being locked down the students are aiding their families in harvest of wheat and completing their studies in their free time too.

The government waiting for academic resumption

The Haryana state government has made many arrangements so that the students don’t suffer academically through the pretext of the lockdown. Online classes are being held for college students. Four Edusat television channels are being run for school students and the education department has launched the ‘Bright tutee digital learning app'. On this application the students can check their courses and complete studies from their syllabus.