ISLAMABAD – It is evident that “To the uneducated an A is just three sticks”education is a valuable asset for humans that makes “A “analphabet ratherthan mentioned afore. Education means to know various things and exploresthe world of their knowledge. It is one of the primary factors in one’slife that aids them to face most of the challenges. Therefore, it is saidthat educated people not only live but they enjoy their life whileuneducated people do not. it is the primary tool for the success of theparallel world which reveals the importance of education in itself.Therefore as observed the education helps in the finishing of one’scharacter, discipline, curiosity, knowledge and right livelihood. Educationis the reason that educated people (social reformers, religious man,humanistic philosophers, scientists, writers, etc.) are known as theprestigious faces of the society.
subsequently, the education system that was frozen because of Pandemic issoon to restart. Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood announcedon Monday that Educational institutions across the country will reopen inphases starting September 15 .it is nearly six months after the coronaviruspandemic to revive the educational institutes.
simultaneously it is important to remember that COVID-19 does notdifferentiate between ethnicities, disability status, age or gender.Education settings should continue to be welcoming, respectful, inclusive,and supportive to all. in the first phase, all higher educationinstitutions including universities, professional colleges, vocationalinstitutes, as well as classes nine till twelve will resume on Sept 15 ,aweek later, on Sept 23, classes six, seven and eight will be allowed toreturn to schools following a review, while primary schools will bereopened on Sept 30 in the last phase as per notice.
to get on with, certain measures must be taken to prevent the spread ofcorona virus. According UN data, the proportion of elderly people who livewith at least one child under 20 is more than 10% in most Africancountries, compared to less than 1% in European countries and the UnitedStates. This raises the risk that children may contract the virus at schooland transmit it to parents and grandparents at home.
In developing countries, adults and the elderly generally have more contactwith children than those in advanced economies due to factors such as morecrowded living conditions and bigger households. Standard recommendations mustbe practiced to minimize the spread of COVID-19 that includesfrequentcleaning of hands using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water; coveringthe nose and mouth with a flexed elbow or disposable tissue when coughingand sneezing; and avoiding close contact with anyone that has a fever andcough.if the students ,faculty and those in educational institutes practicestandard recommendations will keep the system in flow.
In much of the world, schools that closed in March remained closed throughthe summer break, and autumn will see a wave of reopenings. For millions ofespecially vulnerable children, however, the break may continueindefinitely. Many low-income countries lack the resources to shrink classsizes or provide everyone with masks and so are hesitant to reopen in themidst of a pandemic. In June, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saidschools will likely stay shut until the danger of COVID-19 has passed.Similarly, officials in the Philippines said in-person schooling will notresume until there is a vaccine to protect against COVID-19.
In other places, ranging From China to London to Italy and many places inbetween, students are returning to classrooms this week after months ofstaying home in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Re-Opening schools is a step toward normalcy, in a changed world where thevirus has killed more than 896,000 people and infected 27.5 million. Manycountries see the return as imperative to jump-starting economiesdevastated by the pandemic.
In Britain, classrooms and schoolyards rang with the clamor of students onTuesday morning as hundreds of thousands of children returned to classroomsin the government’s boldest bid yet to reopen society.
in China is taking an ambitious approach toward reopening schools, vowingto resume in-person classes this fall for almost all students.
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in Alaska schools will likely implement multiple social distancingstrategies when they reopen, including extended school dismissals at theend of the school day, as well as canceling all field trips, sports events,and extracurricular activities. The state’s Department of Education alsorecommends that schools offer distance learning until local healthofficials say it is safe to reopen schools.
In Russia, which reached one million confirmed cases on Tuesday, schoolsopened with few precautions. Teachers and children were not required towear masks.
Spanish students are also returning to school this month, despite a surgein cases that has made Spain the worst current hot spot in Europe.
Globally, the openings of educational institutes have hailed as a powerfulsign that life is slowly getting back to normal. Lifeduring the COVID-19pandemic is difficult for everyone. The return to school is an importantand hopefully welcome step, but children are likely having many questions.students varying nationwide have responded to the reopening as,
“School is open, and I’m very excited and happy,” a sixth-grader named LiXinnuo told a radio broadcaster in Wuhan. “I can see my classmates, whom Ihaven’t seen for a long time.”
“No, I want to have more holidays, “said a kindergarten student namedIrtaza Aziz on a Morning show in Lahore. Various feedbacks have been observedbased upon individualmindset and interest. at whole the world is lookingforward to life pre covid.
By: Muneezay Moeen
the writer is an Associate Professor at University of Lahore and a Socialactivist.
