The whole world is reeling under the most crucial time of COVID-19. Everyone is in the state of dilemma. Each one is entangled in the nexus of anxiety and uncertainty. Social –Distancing mandate has changed the Education Dynamics all across the world. Now everyone needs to step into ‘New Normal ’to move on. It has become essential for all the educational institutions to devise new ways to function and grow.

Keeping in sync with the directives from government , curb the loss of students right at the time when the new session was about to begin and to keep the students engaged whilst ensuring their safety in their homes, Online classes are being run by many educational institutions.  These online classes through suitable web- based video conferencing tool not only keep the students engaged but also keep them connected with the school and their teachers, staying safe in their homes.

However, for the teaching faculty, staying on the top of day to day teaching operations whilst maintaining  the cyber safety in all respects and following the  regulations of social distancing is very challenging .Moreover, inculcation of  New Age skills like Adaptability, Resilience, creativity, compassion and competence among  the 21 century learners,  deeming it as the part of holistic education  and their prime concern, Educational institutions are sparing no stone unturned to reach out the students in all  best possible ways by organizing spate of activities calendared to be conducted during lockdown period.

Owing to all these efforts put in by the school management and the teaching faculty, it becomes moral obligations  on the part of parents community to support the school management by depositing the fee of their wards so that  the salaries of teaching , non teaching and support staff can be released amidst this financial crunch and hardships faced by the teaching  faculty can be shared to some extent .There is no relevance behind the hue and cry of the parents regarding waiving off or moratorium of the  fee of their children during lockdown. As the schools buildings may be shut but the education is on. Teachers are working hard day and night.  They are putting in their best efforts to make their teaching more comprehensible and interesting by using all the digital resources. They are only a call away from their children. This is no denying the fact that in the prevailing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents fraternity may also have to face many problems but those parents who can afford to pay should accommodate it in their budget now rather than facing the burden later.   

By –

Ms Vinod Batra

PGT (Eng.)