COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least one positive thing, a much greater appreciation for the importance of the education sector. As parents struggle to work COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least one positive thing, a much greater appreciation for the importance of the education sector. As parents struggle to workwith their children at home due to school closures, public recognition of online education has skyrocketed. Students of the current generation, parents feel, tend to get distracted easily, and strongly believe that individual attention is possible to a considerable extent in the private tuition centres. Even research suggests that online learning has been shown to increase retention of information, and take less time. As some schools begin to move towards no homework classes, speculation arises on the implications of the new trend. The argument is that homework prevents students from spending time with family or participating in extracurricular activities. However, homework is also beneficial to students as it helps them retain information and practice what they learned at school. Teachers should assign purposeful homework to students with the intent of helping them understand concepts with depth and real-world application in mind.
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However, homework teaches students to develop a strong work ethic and learn responsibility. These attributes are crucial to implement at a young age while kids remain impressionable. Homework forces students to manage their time wisely, which helps when working and finding real-world careers. With private tuitions for higher secondary becoming a norm, online tuitions have come as an attractive option for the students. They come with a promise of easy learning, individual attention and learning without having to move out of home. School teachers, however, observe that the online classes might not always work, if the parents are not watchful enough. Amidst all this the community that suffers the most is the student community. While some are lucky to have literate parents a vast majority does not have this luxury. Even if the parents are educated, they may not be educated in the relevant field. The UT government can easily tie up with online tuitions platforms by paying a bulk amount to these online tuitions platforms.
