E-LEARNING IS THE MOST TALKED ABOUT WORD NOW- A- DAYS. IT IS LEARNING THROUGH WEB. THE CREDIT FOR E-LEARNING GOES MORE THAN TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT TO THE DEADLY AND OMNIPRESENT CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19 PANDEMIC). LOCKDOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MADE EVERYONE STAY AT HOME AND HENCE CAME THE IDEA OF ONLINE CLASSES, TUITIONS AND WORK FROM HOME. IT BEGAN JUST WITH BASIC AND IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE SCHOOL CLASSES AND OFFICE WORK. BUT NOW, WE HEAR ONLINE MUSIC CLASSES, DANCE CLASSES, CODING CLASSES ETC. THE ONLY LEFT OUT ACTIVITIES WOUD COME UP WITH WAYS TO COACH SPORTS ONLNE.
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF ONLINE CLASSES WAS IN MARCH 2020, JUST AFTER THE FIRST NATIONAL LOCKDOWN. THE FIRST TIME WHEN I TOOK ONLINE CLASSES WAS QUITE TYPICAL FOR ME. I WAS NOT HAVING PROPER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE APPLICATIONS. IT WAS NEW FOR THE PARENTS ALSO. BUT WITH TIME I WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT. APPLICATIONS LIKE ZOOM AND GOOGLE MEET HELPLED ME ATTEND THE CLASSES BUT SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM AGGREVATED DUE TO NETWORK PROBLEMS OR POWER CUTS, WHICH CAME FROM BOTH ENDS- STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THOUGH TEACHERS WERE DOING GREAT JOB DURING THE PANDEMIC BY WORKING HARD FOR THIS NEW WAY OF TEACHING, THEY ALSO FELT PUZZLED WITH THE VAGUE WAYS TECHNOLOGY WOULD BEHAVE SOMETIMES. TEACHERS USED TO SEND THE CLASSWORK AS WELL AS HOMEWORK ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ACCESS IT ANYTIME. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN E-LEARNINNG AND PHYSICAL CLASSES AT SCHOOL.I MISSED WEARING MY UNIFORM, CARRYING LUNCH AND SHARING WITH FRIENDS, PLAYING ON THE VAST SCHOOL GROUND… THE INTERACTION AMONG THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WAS MOSTLY ABOUT ACADEMICS THE FUN MOMENTS WERE MISSED GREATLY.
TO UTILIZE MY TIME, MY PARENTS ENROLLED ME FOR ONLINE CODING CLASSES BUT I COULD NOT CONTINUE FOR LONG BECAUSE OF NETWORK DISTURBANCES AND LACK OF EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT WITH MY TRAINER. I THINK I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER IN A PHYSICAL CLASSROOM WITH TEACHERS THERE.
IT HAS BEEN VERY LONG NOW; I MISS GOING TO THE SCHOOL AND BEING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS IN THE CLASS. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD GIVE MY EXAMS SITTING AT HOME. THIS WAS COMPLETELY A NEW EXPERIENCE. A LOT HAS BEEN LEARNT BUT IT SHOULD END NOW. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL WAS WONDERFUL ALL THROUH THIS TOUGH TIME. I AM ALWAYS THANKFUL TO THEM AND WISH TO MEET THEM IN PHYSICAL SCHOOL SOON.
AVNEET SINGH BATRA
Grade- 5
