Parents stressed the difficulty of communicating with them and the large number of homework
Teachers call on students' families to regain their "lost" role in the educational process
The length of the school day .. Part of the students ’complaints.
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Teachers and administrators in private schools attributed the frequent complaints on social networking sites about the distance education system to the students ’families’ familiarity with the school education system, and reliance on the teacher in all educational affairs of their children.
They said that the new education system, imposed by the health conditions resulting from the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), dictates that the guardian regain his lost role during the past decades, noting the need for parents to be part of the educational process, and assume their responsibility for the child's education.
"Emirates Today" monitored repeated complaints made by students in private schools in Abu Dhabi, in addition to their circulation on social media, about a month after returning to study, which included: The decline in the achievement capabilities of students of "distance education", and the length of stay of the student In front of the computer screen, and the multiplicity of educational platforms and sites required to move between them during the class.
The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed that it monitors the observations and studies the current educational challenges, calling on the students' families to be patient.
In detail, the relatives of students, Muhammad Essam, Hadi Rayhan, and Solaf Sidqi confirmed that distance education has several negative effects, most notably the weak achievement of students, compared to what they were in direct school education, noting that children find it difficult to interact with screens, Next is the assimilation of information.
They also complained about the long hours of the school day, noting that teachers try to consume school hours with non-interactive lessons, by playing a video or audio recording, and forcing students to follow it, without interacting with them, and explaining its purpose to them.
They emphasized that the classroom education environment increases the student’s self-confidence, unlike digital education, in which students lose their social communication skills, as the child sits from eight in the morning until two in the afternoon in front of a computer screen.
Teachers and administrators in private schools, Shaima Wasef, Sumaya Ibrahim, Muhammad Rajab, Ayman Nazem and Mona Khalaf responded to the students' parents' complaints about the distance education system, that the actual reason is the parents' accustomed to the school education system and reliance on the teacher in all educational matters related to With their children, unlike distance education, where the guardian has become an active partner in the education of his children.
They called on parents to bear their part of the responsibility for educating the child, pointing out that their role is important, and complementary to that of the teacher.
Mothers Marwa Riyadh, Wafaa Al-Bustani and Aisha Al-Talawi complained that their children are averse to remote education due to the large number of platforms during one class, in addition to the impetus of information, which makes them lose focus, as well as their lack of direct communication with the teacher, and they demanded that the psychological factors of children be taken into account and not pressure. on them.
The complaint was repeated about the large number of daily duties, and the students were asked to print dozens of papers to answer them, photocopy them and resend them, in addition to the reliance of some electronic educational platforms on the registered lessons system, as students are required to enter them after the end of the school day and read or view the existing educational materials, and calculate the number of hours That the student spends on the electronic platform and obligating him to achieve a minimum number of hours per week.
In their response to these observations, teachers and administrators emphasized that many students lack the skill of self-discipline and commitment to attend lessons remotely, in addition to the constant intervention of parents in the lesson, which causes students and the teacher to leave the state of focus, as the voices begin to overlap, as well as hastening With students helping their children to answer the questions, which leads to a wrong evaluation of the student and not identifying his weaknesses to support them.
Among the complaints is the lack of clear means of communication with the teacher, as the relatives of students, Mayar Saadallah, Moza Hassan, Farida Suleiman and Mahmoud Abdul-Ghafour, confirmed that the only means available to them to communicate with teachers is to open the microphone, and this method puts the speaker in an embarrassment, as he reviews His problem or his question in front of all students and their families.
Teachers and administrators denied this, confirming that they could communicate with them through e-mail.
They indicated that some parents ask the teacher for a phone number to communicate with him at any time, or wait for the teacher to respond to emails as soon as they are sent to him.
The teachers Robina Siraj, Nihad Al-Hashemi, Amna Abdullah, Mayha Rahman and Nidal Naji confirmed that students' lack of skill in dealing with computers and educational platforms, or their weak English, creates incentives for them to not accept the distance education system.
And parents are encouraged to take advantage of the current circumstance to develop their potential, and to engage more in the language of the era in which they live.
For its part, the Department of Education and Knowledge called on students' families to prepare a quiet and clutter-free space for children receiving distance education, to reduce distraction factors, help them focus, and enable them to attend virtual lessons, calmly and focused, in a way that helps them move to a situation that simulates the atmosphere of the classroom More easily, indicating the need to get rid of distracting factors in children’s attention, such as favorite games whose presence may negatively affect their concentration.
She stressed the importance of being patient, calling on students' parents to remember that all parties work to ensure the safety of children, and that all procedures are subject to continuous improvement.
She said schools are making every effort to meet students' needs, while ensuring that the quality of education is maintained.
Teachers also face similar challenges in dealing with this situation.
Distance education development
The Department of Education and Knowledge implements questionnaires to assess the distance education process in private schools, and to identify strengths and weaknesses that need support, in order to help schools develop their e-learning system, indicating that it also organizes visits to schools and based on these visits and the results of the students ’parenting questionnaire School administrators will determine the school’s needs to develop the distance education system.
The department indicated that it has launched a package of initiatives aimed at dispelling all challenges that may affect the continuity of the educational process, including training educational staff and enhancing their skills, evaluating various distance education platforms, and providing new tablets with advanced specifications and internet data chips for a number of private schools in Abu Dhabi for delivery. To students in need.
Education and Knowledge: “Schools make every effort to meet students’ needs, and the procedures are subject to continuous improvement. ”
teachers:
"Distance education dictates that a father should be an active partner in the education of his children."
"The constant interference of the student's parents during the lessons takes him out of the state of concentration."
"Some parents ask the teacher for his phone number to contact him at any time."
Students:
"Children find it difficult to interact with screens and absorb lessons."
"Some teachers try to consume study time with non-interactive lessons."
"The classroom education environment increases the student's self-confidence, unlike digital education."
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