(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Joelyn Baluyut |
The Peninsula
Some parents in Qatar find comfort that their children are studying online as COVID-19 cases in the country are surging.
Rocelle Toralba, a mother of two told The Peninsula that her children's school adapted online education last year.“It is quite hard compared to the traditional mode of education where you drop them at school and in the afternoon they'll go home and do their assignments, and that is when we guide them. This pandemic changed all of that,” she said.
“There are numerous activities that they need to do, like video editing where me and my husband film their performance while they do a specific task like reporting. The activity load is higher and more demanding,” she added.
She suggested that due to the rising cases of COVID-19, it is better to continue online learning.
“My son and daughter are at Grade 3 and 4 respectively and I prefer the online classes for the safety of my children. We have been doing this for more than a year now.”
Toralba also mentioned that for this school year, all classes will be online except for second quarter grading which will be face to face.
Marivic Padua also shared the same sentiment. A mother of Grade 3, she said:“I prefer online classes because my son has a chronic disease which is asthma. It is better for him to stay at home and learn from home until this pandemic is over. For now, I am confident that he will be safe.”
“One thing that is hard about online classes is sometimes he forgets the activities that he should be accomplishing. I think the school has to develop a system to track this, and also, me as a parent should likewise be mindful, but sometimes, I tend to forget it as I am working,” she said.
For Riza Sotomango, a mother of four where three of her kids are studying also favoured distance learning.
“Cases are rising in the country, it's better for my kids to be safe in the house rather than in school because you will never what can happen. It's okay for me to bear the load of school requirements that my kids needed to achieve as long as they are safe, that is all that matters.” Her kids are under Kindergarten 1, Grade 4 and Grade 7. All three mothers have a full time job.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced earlier that students studying in Grade 12 in public schools and Grade 11 and 12 in private schools to attend in-person classes. This also applies to students with special needs and students of specialised schools. The number of students attending an in-person class cannot exceed 50 percent of the school's capacity.
The continuation of distance learning system and suspension of attendance of all students with the exemption of the said grade levels in all public and private schools and kindergartens until January 27.
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