Private schools to start online teaching

Source: The Nation

Islamabad, Nov 3: Due to the prolonged closure of leading private schools owing to security concerns, the administrators have decided to start assisting students online to prevent any academic loss, it is learnt.

As private schools of the city have announced extensions in vacations fearing incidents of terrorism, parents are concerned over the current situation as it is adversely affecting the education of their children. Private schools have started assigning homework to the students on their e-mail addresses.

"It is happening for the first time that schools have been closed for such a long time and it is still uncertain whether they would be reopened or not in coming days. There is not much time left for the mid-term exams so we have decided to give homework online. We have collected data in this regard including the e-mail addresses of students so that they can be contacted and given assignments", informed a teacher of Beaconhouse School Islamabad.

Some teachers of private schools have started taking classes in the homes of the students, and students themselves have been conducting combined study sessions to lessen academic loss and use the time effectively.