Prolonged online schooling could result in illiterate VI children- Bishop Cline
Children are trained for in-class learning - Bishop Cline
“Here we are after having 2020 of no schools, no summer programmes, now we have in 2021 basically no schools, no summer programmes once again,” Bishop Cline complained during the July 27, 2021, edition of the My BVI show alongside co-host, Angelle A. Cameron.
“For two years you cannot convince me that online education is effective in a culture where we have been trained and we have trained our students for in-class, in-person learning, they don't just make that transition just like that,” he went on to say.
Bishop Cline hinted that as a result of the prolonged school closures and virtual learning, children are missing out on vital schooling that can only be done effectively through in-class teaching.
“If we're not careful we can raise [and] pretty much lose a generation because these children are not like us… I've learned quite a bit and I can still learn but these children are dynamic,” he said.
Recent outbreaks resulted in school closures
While the CDC has made recommendations for the safe re-opening of schools, the VI has had to close school doors as a result of a recent virus outbreak with cases spiking to more than 1,600 within a matter of days.
“If you're not careful we can end up with a bunch of illiterates, mathematically challenged generation,” Bishop Cline said.
The VI government has been pushing COVID-19 vaccination as a safe way to get back to normalcy and mitigate the effects of the virus should other outbreaks happen.
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56 Responses to “Prolonged online schooling could result in illiterate VI children- Bishop Cline”
Nonsense about online- schooling will breed illiteracy, Cline stop try to fool persons who are not stupid, stop!
My persons obtained degrees from Bachelors, Masters ,and doctorates via online learning.
For you Cline and your constituency who being political clearly in your many speeches, remote learning shall prevail in the future.
Regards,
MSc
And where there is a need to physically construct or improve something, robotics and Artificial intelligence will reduce the need for human hands-on training. In China, they recently performed 5G-based remote laser eye surgery on three patients. Successfully and faster than any human surgeon could have done.
You need to stop trying to impose your obsolete ideas on this community. Progress will not stop for you or anyone else.
The first part of the problem is thinking it's not your responsibility to see to it that your kids are learning. We've been in this for over a year now so if you haven't found a functional strategy to keep your kids from falling behind it's your fault.
We need to stop accepting excuses for failure.
Instead of buying them video games, buy them books. I recommend having them read classical literature. Charles Dickens will elevate your vocabulary. Right about now is a good time to read George Orwell as well.
If you have to leave older kids home alone, walk with the firestick and tv remote. There are apps you can install on computers to screen share and record keystokes. Use them to check on your child's progress remotely.
Create a child user on the home computer and set it so that the computer will auto shutdown if it's on pass bed time. Set the user so they can't delete history, that way you'll know if they were working or wasting time.
Younger kids may need supervision. Maybe there's an older cousin who've already graduated high school but isn't working. Pay them to tutor. If there are several small children in your family, maybe you and the other parents can get together to hire a tutor for all your kids.
Make sure your kids are well disciplined so they don't become a nightmare to the people you leave them with. Now is a good time to teach kids that learning is a personal responsibility and emphasize each day that you expect them to behave and work hard even though they are home and aren't in uniform. You still expect them to do their best.
Same with Maths and any subject. Lot's of free apps and books online that can help.
Child raising is an active thing. You can't just feed and dress your child and leave them in a corner. They aren't plants.
To add to what hmmm said, free digital copies of eBooks (including classical literature) are also available on the Project Gutenberg website for download.
Some of us like to hear the sound of our voice, opening our trap embarrassing ourselves. The recent spike in active cases and resulting deaths clearly shines a light on the deadly nature of the virus. The out break also exposed the weakness, capability, limitation…..etc of the healthcare system. Covid is deadly and the VI should take strong, practical and reasonable measures to keep residents safe and healthy. Let’s us ignore the ground noise by the noise makers who crave for attention. Starve them of the opportunity to make useless, self-serving noise.
[Lets lead like eagles, not careen off the cliff like buffaloes].
Sure, the social development in person learning fosters is limited. However, this can be attained utilizing FaceTime, group study, video games, group painting etc. until the threat has passed. Please, “Bishop” be part of the solution.
Don’t worry. Your congregation can donate/tithe online as well (assuming you’re set up to receive it) or they can mail it in. It’s 2021 not 1961.
High School students and others have to get online to be educated in the best way ever, this is because many school in the future will become online learning centers, and parents will have to play their part, if their children will succeed in the future.
Teachers will become well paid only if they become personal contracted teachers, if you want educated people for your country, start teaching them their political, economic, social and technology subjects to help them shine. Your results will be many, better political leaders, high ethics and social skills and skilled technological people in medicine, in business, in leadership. All of which will transpired online , can you imagine that doctors and surgeons operating on the eyes or hearts while sitting in an hospital or clinic in the BV. Now is the future people living in the BVI is advising different countries through motivation while sitting here in the BVI. If they like the content you get hired again or are refer to other companies.