Umlilo weDumpster. Ukungaphumeleli kakhulu. Isiqhulo esibi . Kuninzi okubhaliweyo malunga nokufunda okude ukusuka kumbono we-harried we abazali kwaye ootitshala . Kwaye uninzi lwengxelo eqhutywa ngabantu abadala isukela kumngeni ukuya ku intlekele kwaye yoyikeka ebantwaneni . Kukwakho neqela elincinane kodwa elikhulayo leentsapho ezilungiselelwe bona isilivere yokwenza isikolo ekhaya ziyaqokelelana. Ukanti, kulahlekile kuko konke ukukrwitshwa kwezandla nokukrazulwa kweenwele amazwi abo batshayelweyo kolu tshintsho lolwandle: abantwana— I-50% yabo basafunda bekude ixesha eligcweleyo le ekwindla.
Sasifuna ukwazi ukuba yintoni bona cinga ngenyani yabo eqhubekayo. Ngoko sibabuze.* Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba abantwana bayaziqhelanisa neemeko, kwaye kwezinye iimeko, bayaphumelela kwiindawo zokufunda ezikwi-intanethi nakwimixube. Ukufaneleka kukuba abantu esibabuzile banelungelo elikhethekileyo. Iimpendulo zabo azibonisi ezona ntlungu zimbi zeemeko zethu ezidibeneyo: Abafundi abaphulukene nabazali kwi-Covid-19. Oomama beshiya imisebenzi ngobuninzi . Tech ukungalingani. Amanani angenakubalwa we abantwana abalahlekileyo —abanye abangakwaziyo ukuya esikolweni kuba benyamekela abantakwenu; abanye abangabalwanga abawela kwiintanda zeklasi kunye nokwahlukana ngokobuhlanga. Kwakhona kucacile ukuba bonke aba bantwana bacela umngeni ngeeyure ezingapheliyo kwizikrini, ukusebenzisana okungonelanga kwentlalo kunye nobunzima bobugcisa. Kodwa baqhuba ngemvakalelo yokuba nethemba kunye nobabalo, ekufuneka, ngokungafihlisiyo, ibe sisifundo kuthi sonke.
Ngoko ke, ukuba ukhangele i-levity encinci, kunye nobungqina bokuba (abanye?) abantwana belizwe lonke ba (kinda, sorta?) Kulungile, ungakhangeli ngakumbi. Apha, ngamazwi abo, ezinye iimbono ze-K-12 malunga nezinto eziluncedo kunye nemigibe yesikolo ngo-2020.
*Ukuqinisekisa ubumfihlo, ngokwesicelo sabazali babo, amagama abanye abantwana atshintshiwe.
Amashumi amabini anamashumi amabiniUkufundela kude eNtwasahlobo kwakunzima kakhulu kuba ubhuti naye kwafuneka afundele ekhaya kwaye kukho umama omnye kuphela owayeza kusifundisa. Ekuphela kwento endandiyithanda ngayo yayikukuba ndandibona ubuso obumangalisayo babahlobo bam ngeZoom. Ndinqwenela ukuba eso sikolo sibe sesiqhelo kwakhona. Ndiyakukhumbula ukudlala kwibala lokudlala nokwenza ii-monkey bar nabahlobo bam. Kude kwavalwa, yayiyeyona minyaka ibalaseleyo yesikolo endandinayo ebomini bam bonke.
—ULila, 1StIBanga. Uphumile kwisikolo sikarhulumente esixutyiweyo ukuze ufumane iphod yokufunda kule kwindla.
Into endiyithandayo ngesikolo seZoom kukuba ndinexesha elininzi lokuphumla nosapho lwam. Andithandi ukuba kunzima ukwazi ukuba yintoni umsebenzi wakho wasekhaya. Kwaye xa ufuna ukuthetha into ngenene, ngamanye amaxesha umamkeli uyakuthulisa.
—Ascher, 1StIBanga. Isikolo sabucala. Ixesha eligcweleyo elikude ukusukela ngoMatshi ophelileyo.
Eyona nto imbi ngokufunda kude eNtwasahlobo edlulileyo? Ngokusisiseko phantse yonke into.
—UAndrew, 2ndIBanga. NY. Isikolo sabucala. Hybrid, iintsuku ezine ezipheleleyo ngeveki.
Jamie Grill / Getty ImifanekisoUkufunda ukude kwiNtwasahlobo edlulileyo yaba yeyona nto imbi kakhulu. Kwakunzima kakhulu ukufumana indlela yokusebenzisa izilayidi zikaGoogle. Ndandithanda ukuba ndikwazi ukuzithulisa ndize ndicime ikhamera yam.
— USavannah, 3ndIBanga. Isikolo sakhe sikarhulumente ngoku sivulelwe ixesha elizeleyo, ukufundela umntu ngokwakhe.
Ndiyakuthanda ukufunda kude kuba siya sisiba sisazi ngetekhnoloji. Ndingafunda ukuchwetheza ngokukhawuleza kwaye ndenze umsebenzi wam ngokukhawuleza kunosuku lwesiqhelo lwesikolo. Ndiyayithanda nendlela ongayenza ngayo iZoom, efana neFaceTime engaphezu kwesinye. (Ukuba awuyazi ukuba yintoni iZoom.) Ukuba bekuya kufuneka sihambe sihamba kude kwakhona, andithandi ukuba singaphinde sibabone abahlobo bethu. Andikuthandi ukujonga isikrini iiyure ezintandathu ezithe ngqo. Indenza intloko le indenze ndizive ndidiniwe kwaye ndine stress.
—UHenry, 3rdIBanga. Isikolo sikarhulumente. I-Hybrid, isiqingatha seentsuku ezintlanu ngeveki.
Ndiyasithanda isikolo seZoom, kuba lincinci ixesha lesikolo lokwenyani. Ndiyakuthanda nokuba sekhaya kwaye ndikwazi ukwenza iFaceTime nabahlobo bam kunye nokudlala imidlalo yevidiyo. Andithandi xa abahlobo bakho bezama ukuthetha kwaye baphume.
—UJake, kwiBanga lesi-3. CA. Isikolo sabucala. Ixesha eligcweleyo elikude ukusukela ngoMatshi ophelileyo.
Amashumi amabini anamashumi amabiniInto endiyithandayo ngokufunda kude kukuba ndinexesha elingakumbi lokwenza umsebenzi wam. Ndikwathanda ukuba ndisebenzise ikhompyuter yam ngakumbi, kwaye ndiyakwazi ukuzimela. Into endingayithandiyo kukuba andikwazi ukusebenza nabahlobo bam. Andithandi nokuba ndingakwazi ukutya isidlo sasemini nabanye. Inokukruqula ngokutya isidlo sasemini uwedwa.
—UAmy, 5thIBanga. Isikolo sikarhulumente. I-Hybrid, isiqingatha seentsuku ezintlanu ngeveki.
Ndiyathanda ukuba akufuneki uvuke kwangoko kwaye akufuneki upakishe ubhaka wakho. Andithandi ukuba kufuneka ube kwikhompyuter ngalo lonke ixesha kwaye awukwazi ukuma ngaphandle kokuba unekhefu elifutshane.
—UClaire, oneminyaka emi-5thIBanga. Isikolo sikarhulumente. Ixesha eligcweleyo elikude ukusukela ngoNtwasahlobo odlulileyo.
Ndandisithanda isikolo esikude [iNtwasahlobo edlulileyo] kuba ndandikwazi ukuwenza wonke umsebenzi wam ngosuku lokuqala, ndize ndibe nekhefu leveki yonke ukuze ndenze nantoni na endiyifunayo. Ndibukele iTV eninzi kunye neTikTok. Kwaye xa uCovid-19 wabangcono, ndaya kwiiveranda zabahlobo bam, emva koko saqala ukukhwela ibhayisekile. I akazange njengesikolo esikude kuba ndandingababoni bonke abahlobo bam. Kwaye ndandiyithiyile [igumbi lokufundela elikwi-intanethi] uGoogle adibana naye, ngoko ke andizange ndiye nanye kuzo. Kwaye kwakucaphukisa kakhulu, kuba wonke umntu wayecinga ukuba ndiyagula xa ndingayi! Andizange ndithande ukukhumbula i-5 yamthukuphumelela ibanga kunye nazo zonke iihambo ebesifanele ukuzithabatha ekupheleni konyaka. Kodwa ngenye indlela, yayintle kwaye ndayithanda.
— USadie, 6thIBanga. Isikolo sakhe sikarhulumente ngoku sivulelwe ixesha elizeleyo, ukufundela umntu ngokwakhe.
Ndiyithandile indlela ekulula ngayo ukugqiba umsebenzi ngokukhawuleza. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha bekukho iingxaki zokujoyina [iiklasi ze-intanethi] kwaye oko kwakucaphukisa.
—UMarlowe, oneminyaka emi-6thIBanga. Isikolo sakhe sikarhulumente ngoku sivulelwe ixesha elizeleyo, ukufundela umntu ngokwakhe.
mixetto/Getty ImifanekisoTata : Yintoni ongayithandiyo kwi distance learning?
Adam: Ngoba? Ngaba ugcwalisa uphando?
Tata: wenza ntoni njengaye malunga nokufunda kude?
UAdam: Yima, kutheni? Ngaba kufuneka sibuyele esikolweni?
**********Utata uyazama kwakhona…****************
Adam: Ndithanda ukuba andizuvuka ngo7 ekuseni ndikhwele ibhasi ndiye esikolweni. Ndikwathanda ukungaphathi zonke ezi zinto zesikolo imini yonke kubhaka wam.
—UAdam, oneminyaka esi-9thIBanga. Isikolo sikarhulumente. Ixesha eligcweleyo elikude ukusukela ngoMatshi ophelileyo.
Tata: Uthanda ntoni kwi distance learning?
Sean: Andifuni ukuya esikolweni.
Tata: wenza ntoni ukungathandi malunga nokufunda kude?
Sean: Kusesikolweni kodwa.
—USeen, oneminyaka eli-10thIBanga. Isikolo sikarhulumente. Ixesha eligcweleyo elikude ukusukela ngoMatshi ophelileyo.
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