Research reveals that 40% of grassroots families do not have Internet access devices in their homes

In response to the development of the epidemic, the government has decided to allow all students in Hong Kong to take the summer vacation earlier.

However, for a group of young children who are in the developmental period, vacations or online classes have affected them to varying degrees.

The social coordinator found that 40% of primary kindergarten parents said that they did not have Internet access devices at home and relied on mobile phone data for classes, and nearly 40% did not have computers. The learning environment at home was not ideal.

The Social Association stated that the current government subsidies for internet access fees and computer equipment support to students are limited to primary and secondary school students, and kindergarten students also need to take online classes.

The Hong Kong Association of Social Organizations conducted an online questionnaire from February 17 to March 21 and successfully collected 164 parents of elementary kindergarten students.

The network situation at home also requires attention. Most of the parents pointed out that they do not have a computer (62.8%), Internet data (47.6%) and Wi-Fi egg (30.5%), which are the devices for their children to take online lessons.

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70% of parents worry that their children will not be able to keep up with their learning

The Hong Kong Association of Social Organizations conducted an online questionnaire from February 17 to March 21 and successfully collected 164 parents of elementary kindergarten students.

72% of the respondents lived in unsuitable housing such as cage housing, prefab housing and subdivided housing, among which nearly 60% (61.5%) said that the housing board did not have a desk for homework.

The network situation in the interviewed homes has attracted much attention, and most of the parents pointed out that there is no computer (62.8%), Internet data (47.6%) and WIFI egg (30.5%) and other devices that can be used for children's online lessons.

Since the school was suspended in January, more than 70% (72%) of the parents surveyed said that their children still need to go to classrooms online, with an average of 3.6 hours of classroom hours per week.

Nearly 75% (74.4%) of the interviewed parents expressed that they were very worried that their children would not be able to keep up with the learning progress, and more than half of the parents said that they did not know how to deal with their children's emotional problems, they needed to use mobile phones for class but the screen was too small and the home was noisy No quiet space to study, etc.

Nearly 75% (74.4%) of the interviewed parents expressed that they were very worried that their children would not be able to keep up with the learning progress, and more than half of the parents said that they did not know how to deal with their children's emotional problems, they needed to use mobile phones for class but the screen was too small and the home was noisy No quiet space to study, etc.

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In addition, about 85% (84.6%) of the interviewed parents believe that long-term study in front of electronic screens will affect their children's health and vision, and 82.9% said that reducing physical activity will affect their children's physical development and long-term impact on young children life, mental and social skills.

Nearly 70% (68.9%) of children often lose their temper at home for no reason, and more than half (50.6%) are addicted to playing computer games.

Another 80% (82.9%) of the parents surveyed said that the school did not provide any support for their students.

Children's poor absorption of online lessons

Mrs. Lin, who lives in a flat room, has a family of four living in a flat with an area of ​​about 70 square feet, sharing the kitchen and toilet with two other groups of residents.

Currently, she has a daughter in the senior kindergarten class (K3).

Under the suspension of physical classes due to the epidemic, her daughter needs to take online classes, but the situation is far from satisfactory.

"After he went to the online hall, just after he finished speaking, I asked him to go back to the hall, but he couldn't answer."

In addition to the fact that the children's absorption is not as good as before, it is also because of their poor use of mobile data devices that there are network interruptions during class.

The space at home is limited, and my daughter can only use the dining table as a writing desk. In recent months, her daughter has been trapped at home, and her personality has become irritable.

"I hope I can go back to school soon and meet my classmates."

Mrs. Lin, who lives in a flat room, has a family of four living in a flat of about 70 feet and shares the kitchen and toilet with two other groups.

Currently, she has a daughter in the senior kindergarten class (K3).

With the suspension of physical classes under the epidemic, her daughter needs to take online classes, but the situation is far from satisfactory.

"After he went to the online hall, just after he finished speaking, I asked him to go back to the hall, but he couldn't answer."

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There is no way to ask for help in online classes under the epidemic

Ms. Deng, who also has a daughter in the senior kindergarten class (K3), said that because the children are SEN children, they often find it difficult to concentrate and sit still during online classes.

The husband had encouraged his daughter to answer questions for the camera, but she lost her temper and left her seat.

Afterwards, Ms. Deng tried to ask the teacher for help, but the other party replied, "No way, hold on first, I will return to the school to teach and return to Haoqu later."

Ms. Deng felt helpless about this, and pointed out that for SEN children, before the age of 6 is a golden period, but the effect of the net hall is not large, which makes her worry about her daughter's future learning and development.

Ms. Deng, who also has a daughter in the senior kindergarten class (K3), said that because the children are SEN children, they often find it difficult to concentrate and sit still during online classes.

The husband once encouraged his daughter to answer questions for the camera, but she lost her temper and left her seat.

Afterwards, Ms. Deng tried to ask the teacher for help, but the other party replied, "No way, hold on first, I will return to the school to teach and return to Haoqu later."

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When mobile phone data is exhausted, children drop out of school in disguise

Mrs. Li's son is studying in kindergarten and kindergarten. She said that her son takes two online classes a week, each 45 minutes in total.

Since there is no computer or internet at home, she can only use her mobile phone data for class. However, when she got to the sixth class, her data was exhausted and she could not continue the class.

She mentioned that SEN's son was given language and muscle training at the school, but since the school went online, these supports have been lost.

"Before returning to school, he only knew one classmate. He was slow to learn. I hope there will be more support."

Social Association: Computer and Internet subsidy should cover kindergartens

Shi Lishan, deputy director of the Social Association, pointed out that at present, all computer and Internet subsidies do not cover kindergartens, and the need for online learning of grassroots children under the epidemic has been ignored. She urged kindergartens to be included in the Internet Fee Subsidy Scheme, and should also be changed to the e-learning subsidy scheme in the long run.

In addition, kindergartens should arrange for students with difficulties to return to school to use the facilities to study or take physical classes, so as to provide guidance to children who cannot keep up with their learning progress.

As for the government's earlier proposal that all school staff and 90% of students need to be vaccinated with 2 doses of the vaccine to resume full-day face-to-face teaching, Shi Lishan believes that many parents are still worried about the side effects of the vaccine, and some cannot complete the two doses in a short period of time. Relax relevant policies. For example, when the vaccination rate of school children reaches 70%, full-day face-to-face teaching will be resumed, so that children can resume classes as soon as possible for all-round development.

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