Pak 301 GDB Solution Fall 2021
IDEA Solution
Impacts of Coved 19 on education in Pakistan
1) in mid –March 2020 for the majority of the schools the academic year was approaching its Conclusion when the government announced to close down schools. An immediate response from both . Public and private schools was to shut down for a while. All academic activities came to a complete halt in the public sector; however, the private schools (majority schools with high fee structure) continued the learning process using online systems such as Google classroom, lectures via Zoom and even Whets App.
2) The prolonged closure of schools has put the entire private education system into a deeper crisis. In private schools, the operational cost is dependent on revenue generated through school tuition fee With no financial support available from the government. Since the lockdown, the government has enforced a 20 percent discount on private school fees while many parents have refused to pay school fees at all.
3) It likely that hundreds more private schools will also close down their business leading to a high number of students dropout, and unemployment of teaching and non-teaching staff. the government institutions do not have the capacity to absorb these students within their system. In contrast, public schools 'operational cost is covered through taxpayer money; therefore, the response from the public-sector towards the closure of schools remains as compared to the private sector
4)The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to impact us for a long time. Millions of children have no access to school and for our already fragile education system, this is indeed an unprecedented situation in the history of education. However, we must embrace this unexpected change and apply an alternate approach to ensure continuity in education.
5) Some end-tech companies, have already entered into a partnership with public and private schools to provide a structured teaching and learning solution in the form of Learning Management Systems (LMS) along with content aligned to the national curriculum. However, many students from rural areas (public and private sectors) and low-cost schools in an urban area may not be able to meet the and outside, etc) therefore the issue of accessibility and affordability may continue to be a challenge, but this could be addressed in the next phase when the on-line education system matures in Pakistan.