#Rural Education

[education-career-growth]

Reach of Online Education in Rural India

The concept of E-learning was introduced in the late nineties. But it was never a popular method of acquiring education until the Covid pandemic arrived. The pandemic acted as a catalyst as people couldn’t leave their homes and had to switch to online methods for learning. Since then, online education has become a ubiquitous part of our education system. The urban area of the country are leveraging internet and electronic mobile devices to purse reputed courses like NMIMS distance MBA, distance BBA, distance BSc along with short term professional certifications.

In rural areas, before covid arrived, Online education was never a thing. Neither, the rural areas have Internet facilities which is the basic requirement of e-learning, nor people are aware. After covid, a lot of students who were studying in urban areas had to shift back to their native places which were not very developed in terms of technology. They reported to face a number of problems when it came to continuing their studies using the Internet as the pandemic hit at a critical time when the academic year 2019-20 was about to end, and it was very important for the students and the institutions to complete their classes.

Poor data connectivity, a lack of access to computers and smartphones, and power problems in villages made it difficult for the students to access the online courses offered by their universities. Students have been known to go to locations outside their villages in quest of the elusive mobile wireless connection. The media has reported a case where a child in Karnataka climbed a tree to get a strong enough mobile signal. Managing access to online classes was extremely difficult for students, particularly girls. 

A survey that expresses the condition of Online Education in India

Many challenges which are now faced regarding online education are revealed by a study of a Government First Grade College (GFGC). The college is situated near the taluk office, which is 20 kilometres from the district office and 90 kilometres from Bengaluru, the state capital.

The students that go to this college are around 20 km from the area around the institutions. The college offers graduation and post-graduation courses and has 1060 students in total. The college switched to online methods of teaching after the pandemic. A survey was conducted and input was taken from 20 faculty members(a total was 21) and 724 students with the purpose of taking feedback regarding the online method of learning in remote areas.

Results of the survey:

Teachers communicate with students through a variety of channels, including websites, youtube videos, Jnana Nidhi (a YouTube channel), WhatsApp videos, and reading notes sent via email and Whatsapp. 

With 66 percent of all techniques employed, sharing reading notes with students was found to be the most effective way.

Each faculty member connected with students on average 30 times. 

For their own internal meetings, the academics used the collaboration technology ZOOM. 

Teachers reported that they are facing problems due to a lack of assistance regarding new technology.

The faculty had no knowledge of how to make lesson films.

60% of the professors said it was challenging to make videos on their smartphones.

80% of the staff was not having any broadband connection and they were using their personal Internet to teach their students.

65 % of faculty faced signal issues.

Power Issues were also faced by all the members who were part of the program.

The majority of issues faced were regarding poor data connectivity.

Lack of training

Reasons why Online education cannot reach remote areas 

No availability of the latest smart devices and a lack of accessibility to the online content that urban citizens enjoy daily.

Do not have enough resources to buy a personal laptop or desktop, depending on family members’ devices for studying 

Can not afford expensive data plans.

Lack of awareness among people due to which they do not support the facility for their children.

Suggestions (Steps towards Transformation)

Availability of the tutor all the time.

Proper training regarding the technology part for both teachers and students 

Clarity of technical doubts.

Creating a community between students- teachers and students- students to deal with any issues, learn about hobbies and interests of the other p[erson, etc.

Exploration with more and more tools so that the process can be made easier and more convenient.

Orienting students about all the changes coming in the Online Education system

Introducing various methods of Interaction, group discussions, and activities so that active learning can be encouraged.

Organizing the study material in such a way that it is easily adaptable to the students.

[jiyasharma95]

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[captainkirkk]

How long was it between when Iroh convinced Zuko to take up the Fire Throne, and Sozin's comet? A day? Less??

AU where Iroh convinces Zuko to be the next Fire Lord MUCH earlier in the series. Zuko, who hasn't been in formal education since was 13yo, understandably panics. He barely remembers his lessons on How To Be the Fire Lord, and they were all focused on how to rule during wartime. Not peace. What does an international peace treaty even LOOK like and how does one go about making it???? How does trade work when you're NOT trying to eradicate every other nation????

Book 3 Zuko spends all of his time teaching Aang firebending, interrogating the other members about their culture's traditions and politics, going on Blue Spirit journeys to raid any passing libraries, and reading everything he can get his hands on. He barely eats. He doesn't sleep. He's info dumping about the DRIEST political texts. The gaang are THIS close to holding an intervention or having Toph sit on him until he sleeps.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Jess Piper at The View from Rural Missouri:

George Orwell has been on my mind a lot and I am sure on yours as well. I taught “1984” in a Brit Lit class. The kids were always shaken at the authoritarianism and the cruelty of Oceania. You understand deeply why I mention Orwell at this moment. As of late, I could scream. I knew these next four years would be difficult, but I didn’t imagine the absolute chaos on day one. And two. And three. And every damn day. It never stops and we aren’t even two weeks in.

Besides the obvious cruelty, it’s the language of this administration that drives me mad…the lack of civil and academic and professional language. The feeling that we all get a little dimmer every time we listen to a lackey or toady or the President spouting lies and demeaning journalists. Demeaning anyone with any sense who listens to what is coming out of the White House. It’s torture to know that what we see is what we get. The dumbing down of a country, one presser at a time. One Cabinet pick at a time. One Department at a time. “It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” ~George Orwell, 1984

Orwell would likely call the current state of the Department of Education as the Department of Uneducation. Remember Newspeak? It was Orwell’s fictional language designed by a totalitarian government to control the population by limiting vocabulary and manipulating the meaning of words, restricting the range of thought and critical thinking.

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Many states, just like mine, are using vouchers to pay for private religious schools who may discriminate on nearly any basis. Our taxes are funding religious education for a small percentage of American students and the majority of vouchers go to families who already have their children in private schools. [...] Book bans are not a hoax — they did not originate in the Biden administration and they very much existed during the first Trump presidency. From July 2023 to June 2024, there were 10,046 instances of book bans in 220 public school districts across 29 states. The states with the most book bans are red states including: Florida, Iowa, Texas, Missouri, and Utah. But, I bet you already knew that. [...] I haven’t even mentioned the Department of Education’s new Secretary, WWE Queen, and Trump loyalist, Linda McMahon — a massive proponent of “school choice.” I don’t mention her because she doesn’t really matter. She will do exactly as she is told. She has little experience in schools. She has never been a teacher. She has never been an administrator. She served on a School Board for a time. The new Secretary is an entertainer like her President— she also plans to gut public education and that is exactly why she was chosen for the position.

Jess Piper wrote on her Substack blog that the US Department of Education under the Trump/McMahon regime is engaging in deceitful doublespeak that will harm education.

[nonconstories]

Someone pissed me off a couple of days ago

So! Below are several links to programs and foundations that promote adult literacy! Hundreds of millions of adults world wide were failed by their education system and now must fend for themselves while trying to read contracts and hospital bills and infographics from the CDC. But they don't have to be alone, and it is never too late to learn!

ProLiteracy: A network of educators, researchers, and advocates which provides research reports, learning materials, and other support to adult education programs. They assist with connecting volunteers to local programs and provide guidance and support to community leaders trying to use their programs' findings to advocate for social and political change.

Adult Literacy League: An adult education program in Central Florida, which aims to provide students with one on one attention to foster growth and confidence. It also offers English Second Language courses and job skills training, and each new student receives a comprehensive assessment to determine the best plan for them.

Saint Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center's Foundational Skills Program: A 100% free adult education program aimed at adults reading below a fifth grade level. It operates year round and is either in person or remote, and they now have a GED testing center that is open to students and the public alike.

Washtenaw Literacy: A free network of trained tutors for adults in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Adult Learning Program (Las Vegas/Clark County): Free education classes to those lacking a high school diploma, those seeking to learn ESL, and adults who read below an eighth grade level. Also assists in students' search for gainful employment. Nevada got so fucked by COVID and the education/literacy numbers in the South West are grim. Please help these guys.

Hawaii Literacy: In addition to helping adult residents of Hawaii Island learn to read and write AND bridging the education gap in Hawaii's underserved children, they offer computer literacy classes, ESL classes, and a bookmobile. 1 in 6 Hawaiian adults struggle to read and write.

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[simple-and-cozy-life]

Had a conversation with my boyfriend last night, and he really approves of me wanting to stay home and take care of our future family when we have little kids.

I will probably go back to teaching later after the kids are school-aged, but im really excited to be his wife 🥰

My brother also got us the adventure challenge couples book and my boyfriend said itd be a good thing to have at our wedding to show some of the dates we went on.

[sonaidey]

A large portion of the world population suffers from some sort of disability. Some NGOs dedicate themselves to changing the lives of these people. By extending your support you can be part of their goodwill.

[wells-creative]

This book changed my outlook on opioid addiction and also helped me get some insight on how it’s became such a big problem in the world today, especially in rural areas.

I guarantee that if you’re from a small town this book will strike a chord with you. I enjoyed the read and it’s really hard for me to get into non fiction books so that’s a pretty big accomplishment for me.

I would also love recommendations like this book if anyone has any.

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