Alternative learning system to be brought on mainstream
"The Ministry reached this point considering the fact of health risks as well as the reality to get access to the class."
As the risk of coronavirus infection is on the rise, the government is planning to use academic session by considering to practising alternative learning system as the mainstream.
At a virtual programme organised here today, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Ministry Dipak Sharma said that the government is taking this decision so that the whole academic year won’t be spared. The Ministry reached this point considering the fact of health risks as well as the reality to get access to the class.
He argued that the National Curriculum Evaluation Council has already decided in principle to give approval for the alternative learning and the Curriculum Development Centre is assessing other technical aspects including the credit hours.
The students’ individual evaluation would be done to advance the course and the students’ record would be maintained from each school to confirm the number of the students’ enrolment.
For this to materialize, Alternative System’s Learning Facilitation Guidelines, 2020 would be amended within a week.
On the occasion, Chairman of Nepal Teachers’ Federation Baburam Thapa argued that the discussion on the academic session was a positive move but trading barbs on teachers for poor delivery was not acceptable.
Arguing that educational result and operation as in the regular period was not likely, Thapa urged to prioritize self-study at this time. Private and Boarding Schools Organisations of Nepal (PABSON) president Tikaram Puri suggested initiating the student admission process if the new academic session is to be formally initiated. He demanded that the school new session should be counted from June 15 onwards.
President of National Private and Boarding Schools Association of Nepal (N-PABSAN), Rituraj Sapkota said the learning of all students cannot be guaranteed and managed well unless all the students were documented even though the alternative system is formally recognised.
President of Federation of Community Schools Management Committees Nepal, Krishna Thapa said there was no other option than to count the alternative learning as a part of the school session. He suggested that several schools would be able to run classes by maintaining social distancing if the fear and concerns of the parents could be addressed. He also stressed on linking teachers with students in alternative learning.
President of Guardians Federation and Academic Session Management Recommendation Committee member Suprabhat Bhandari suggested preparing a plan for mobilizing the national volunteers for the regularity of the academic session as the risk of coronavirus pandemic was not going to go away shortly.
Former secretary at the Ministry of Education, Bhim Lal Gurung said although the alternative learning was appropriate in the time of crisis, its managerial aspect was quite challenging. He stressed on the need for cooperation and the development of infrastructure for making the alternative learning functional.
Headteacher of Nilbarahi School, Kathmandu, Dr Januka Poudel shared that a survey showed most of the students of the school did not have access to the internet and information technology. So this is the challenge in an alternative method of teaching and learning, she said.
Source: RSS
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