Positive Side Of Lockdown For Students

 

v Positive Side Of Lockdown For Students

During the normal course of life, children follow a regular day to day routine of going to school and dividing the remaining time between studies, play and entertainment. Now as Lockdown in effect, they are forced to stay at home the entire day. It  is indeed an inconvenience but let’s try to look at the other side of coin and discover many advantages quarantining has brought into our lives.

ü  Doing Non-School Activities :

The extra time that the children are saving during the lockdown can be used for a variety of productive and constructive purposes that can help in their development, academic or otherwise. This can include gardening, cooking, reading books, doing art and craft works, playing indoor mind games etc.

ü  Self-paced Learning :

Luckily, there isn’t any timetable that needs to be followed strictly. Ask children’s to plan it themselves and choose subjects they want to study on that particular day of week . With no pressure to keep Pace with rest of students, each child can practice self -paced learning and enjoy his/her time with books.

ü  Extra attention to Tough Subjects :

Students are free to plan the completion of  lessons according to their own capabilities, as one may take more time for those complicated topics or Subjects. Lockdown is an excellent time to finish such lessons that students might have found hard to keep on with when schools are running.

ü  Spending Quality Family Time :

The issue is quite prevalent among the families where both the parents are working. Now that everyone is at home, children having time of their life by enjoying with their family members and relatives.

ü  Absence Of  Pressure :

We know that students feel a certain kind of comparative pressure throughout their academic life. It is inevitable that they will compare their performances with fellow classmates and feel lagged behind. Good news is that during the quarantine period, luckily, no such pressure will be felt.

         

                                                                                                             By: Parag Jhala