In a video shared on his Twitter account, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' shared that he would be holding a webinar coming Monday to interact with parents and guardians on the issues being faced during online classes by students, mental health issues and other difficulties.
The country has over 33 crore students, who are all facing issues in studying during the coronavirus crisis, he says in the video.
वर्तमान स्थिति में अभिभावकों के मन में कई प्रश्न आने स्वाभाविक हैं? मैं वेबिनार द्वारा आपसे 27 अप्रैल को दिन में 1 बजे संवाद स्थापित करूँगा।
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 25, 2020
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He also applauds how everyone has come together to fight this crisis.
Students' problems are being observed by parents as well, he adds. The webinar will be held to address the issues being faced by students and consequently by parents and guardians.
The Minister has invited suggestions to improve online education. He would interact with parents and guardians across the nation about education in the time of corona on April 27, 2020.
Worried about your kid's academic future because of #CoronaOutbreak?#lockdown taking a toll on their mental health?
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 25, 2020
Parents, I am here to answer your queries.
Send your questions in the comments below! Use #EducationMinisterGoesLive pic.twitter.com/GmjRT4XXxk
Suggestions could be sent through Twitter. While sending in suggestions or questions, parents and guardians must tag the official Twitter handles of the Education Minister and HRD Ministry along with the hashtag '#EducationMinisterGoesLive'. The webinar will be held on April 27 at 1 pm.
Towards the end of the video he adds that parents should try to be less strict at this time and let their children enjoy some free time as well.
HRD Ministry had earlier also launched a social media campaign to invite suggestions from stakeholders on how to make online education more robust. For the 'Bharat Padhe Online' campaign too, the Education Minister had asked organizations and individuals to submit their suggestions through Twitter. The Ministry received over 3,700 suggestions within 3 days of announcing the campaign.
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