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2020-08-05 07:03
Last update date: 2020-08-05 07:03The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, but it is only one month before the school day. The Secretary for Education announced on Monday (3rd) that the epidemic is expected to cross the summer vacation. Schools and parents generally hope that students can resume their studies as soon as possible after the vacation. Therefore, it is decided that all schools in Hong Kong can start as originally planned. However, all schools must All face-to-face courses and school activities are suspended. The measure means that all schools may continue to use the "non-stop school suspension" arrangement before the summer vacation. How children in kindergartens should "learn at home" makes many parents feel distressed.
All schools in Hong Kong can start as originally planned, but all schools must suspend all face-to-face courses and school activities. (Profile picture / Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Distance teaching is difficult in kindergartens
The school is about to start in the new year and face-to-face teaching is suspended. It is believed that kindergarten children are the most difficult to adapt. Before the summer vacation, different schools have begun to use e-learning, but many kindergartens have found that the effectiveness of e-learning by children using video cameras and tablets is not satisfactory. Part of the reason is that while using screens for teaching, the pictures are not as interesting and attractive as cartoons, and allowing children to watch the screen for a long time is not good for children's vision development in the long run. It is very difficult for kindergartens to maintain teaching during the home fight against the epidemic.
At the same time, schools cannot be opened due to the epidemic, and many parents may ask schools to drop out to save tuition fees. Distance learning is generally effective for young children, and when parents cannot return to school, it is indeed difficult for parents to pay daily tuition in exchange for work and practice that they can purchase. Therefore, some parents choose to drop out of school for their children to save tuition expenses during the "study at home" period. Kindergartens face a wave of dropouts, and the days when they can often attend classes are far away. In order to avoid school dropouts affecting the operation of kindergartens, the Education Bureau may consider granting kindergartens in addition to the regular subsidy. For example, during school closures, the amount of subsidy for children who have enrolled in full-time courses will be increased to encourage parents to retain their places. .
The government can also take this opportunity to promote family-friendly measures to the community. (Profile picture)
Support parents to stay home and raise children
They cannot learn at home by themselves, and parents must educate their children in person. Even though kindergartens can prepare teaching materials for parents, parents always need to do it themselves. Parents who have not received professional training in early childhood education, sometimes they are too heavy when teaching, or even unable to let the children solve problems on their own. Completing homework does not mean that the original expected teaching effect can be obtained. Online teaching in kindergartens should be different from those in common primary and secondary schools. Schools can study and teach parents how to guide children in handling schoolwork. While maintaining contact with parents and students, it also allows children to learn more efficiently at home, so as not to "do it for doing".
Children are not accompanied by teachers, and some parents have to work at home at the same time. Parents have to strike a balance between work and family. It is not easy under this epidemic. Employers should be considerate of employees’ need to take care of their children while working at home, and provide employees with a family-friendly working environment, such as allowing employees to work at home as much as possible, and giving employees flexibility in arranging working hours. Schools cannot be opened due to the epidemic, and parents are responsible for taking care of their children in disguise. The government can also take this opportunity to promote family-friendly measures to the society. Allow employees to take care of their work while having enough time to take care of their families and live with their children.
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