thank u sir On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 1:57 PM ITfC Rakesh <rakeshb.gund...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all, > > Hope you are doing well!! > > Happy to share *National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) > <https://educationemergency.net/>* monthly newsletter. > > *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* > The National Coalition on the Education Emergency has been established to > provide a forum for individuals and organizations to come together and > build a larger awareness of the crisis arising from keeping schools closed, > and build social pressure to carefully open schools and to ensure > structured learning opportunities for all children, especially those from > the marginalized groups. The Coalition will aim to collate and develop > models of teaching that provide meaningful opportunities for student > learning, both in schools and in community learning centers. > > > From > Rakesh B, IT for Change > View in your browser > <https://educationemergency.net/newsletter/NewsletterNovDec21.html> > Newsletter on the Education Emergency > November - December 2021 > > The National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) has been > continuing its efforts to '*resume*' and '*renew*' school education, > advocating for school re-opening and for empathetic education on > resumption. > > > *Omicron: Schools should be last to close and first to open* > > As cases of omicron increase, there are apprehensions that schools will be > closed again, the Delhi government has recently done so. However, the call > that '*Schools should be the last to close and first to re-open*' needs > to be adhered to, given the huge costs of school closure to the well-being > of children and the relatively lower (even negligible) costs of re-opening > schools. The new variant shows no indication of causing fatalities amongst > children. Like with the economy, it is essential to make a clear > consideration of the relative costs of keeping schools open and closing > them. India has unfortunately shown it is easy to callously disregard the > huge costs to the large sections of Indian children who are kept completely > out of structured learning during closure. These costs are long-term, even > lifelong and we cannot afford to ignore them. > > *Coalition prepares note on supporting early years’ education* > > A note > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVwx786Cqt2G3DOLTDlqSrw6iMq2Zm-e/view?usp=sharing> > on supporting children’s learning in the foundational stage in the context > of the current Education Emergency, caused by a long spell of school > closure has been prepared by Prof. Venita Kaul with inputs from other > education experts. It builds on the guidance provided in the publication A > Future at Stake > <https://educationemergency.net/2021/11/a-future-at-stake/> and focuses > on foundational learning for children aged 3-8 years. This publication > fills an important need of teachers, in addressing the learning needs of > young children, who have been most affected by school closure. > > *Social Mobilization* > > > *Letter to Members of Parliament: *An appeal > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4U6mIMzmpQBDS_Sg1XHkb4f8JKbB4R9/view?usp=sharing> > was made to all the MPs to raise the issue of Education Emergency in the > parliament, discuss in detail its various aspects and urgently address the > emergency by taking concrete policy and budgetary actions that include > financial, academic, nutritional and social measures, through a multi-year > program. > > *Consultation with Governments: *Drawing upon critical aspects from A > Future at Stake > <https://educationemergency.net/2021/11/a-future-at-stake/> and inputs > from the committee formed by the Karnataka DSERT, the academic guidelines > for school opening has been finalized and submitted to be issued by the > education department. Read in English > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nv8bjp_61ANIaUHJqtt3QBGG9gwKXUdz/view?usp=sharing> > ಕನ್ನಡ > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1glOg_x2sVKV39_wISsEjKCKehHemkCGk/view?usp=sharing> > . > > *Advocacy Campaigns* > > > *Eggs in midday meal:* The NCEE endorsed a *statement > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vZb163gQci0EI1oWd2N2Ejd6Z2YWNryO/view?usp=sharing>* > released by the *Right to Food campaign > <https://twitter.com/aharanammahakku/status/1466355835626344457?s=21>*, > Karnataka, asking the government to increase the planned provision of eggs > from > thrice a week to students in North East Karnataka, to cover all children > in the state and provide eggs daily as a part of the midday meals. Such > provision would make a significant impact on the nutrition status of > children and help in improving the nutrition levels of children in the > state. As part of this campaign, eggs and bananas were distributed in a > government aided high school in Bengaluru to urge the government to take > necessary steps. > > *Children’s Day press release:* Emphasizing that the need of the hour is > for children to return to a caring, safe and conducive learning > environment, where the focus is on strengthening their learning-to-learn > abilities and re-establishing connections amongst students and between > teachers and students. NCEE issued a statement > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PkjGFfZi1VDVVfhI1vQyhjsuClaMu_Vv/view?usp=sharing> > calling upon governments to pay heed to the needs of the children and help > them get the education they need and deserve. > > *Panel discussion:* RTE Forum organized a series of thematic > consultations with educational experts, professionals and concerned > stakeholders with the purpose of developing a position paper on the safe > reopening of schools that will provide a comprehensive analysis of the > challenges faced by children and offer clear recommendations for the > government. Gurumurthy Kasinathan and Dr. Sajitha Bashir participated in > the 2nd and 3rd consultations respectively, where aspects related to the > limitations and suggestions for appropriate use of technology in the > response to the Education Emergency, the chronic under-funding in the > public education system in India and the financial resources needed to > ensure a comprehensive response to reduce inequality were highlighted. > Links: 1st consultation <https://youtu.be/bgd7IbwM084> 2nd consultation > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCz26K65yFc> 3rd consultation > <https://youtu.be/k4ZFYl4AtiM> > > > *Education support to schools and communities* > > *Steps in the right direction: *The efforts of the Tamil Nadu Education > department to aid the educational recovery of students facing the > repercussions of the Education Emergency. Apart from dedicated funding > from the government to address the learning gap due to school closure, two > educational programs have been recently announced: > > *Illam Thedi Kalvi **(“education coming home”)**: *The Tamil Nadu > government in collaboration with several NGOs, education experts, teachers > and community volunteers has initiated a community learning program to > support student learning through after-school activities and lessons in > local community spaces. Efforts are underway to mobilize and sensitize > volunteers through *kala jathas* and training programs. Resource material > to be used by the volunteers has been developed by the SCERT. > > *Ennum Ezhuthum** (“Counting and Writing”)**: *A foundational numeracy > and literacy program to achieve foundational literacy and numeracy for all > children <8 years in the next 3 years. The program aims to use a > comprehensive approach that moves away from the traditional syllabus > completion methods to using methods that are appropriate to students contexts. > Members of the NCEE have been involved in the planning and implementation > of these programs. For more information, write to us > <i...@educationemergency.net>. > > The resource repository > <https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Educational_resource_repository> > is being continually updated, compiling different ideas and activities to > help teachers equip themselves with a flexible repertoire of approaches and > resources to support the acquisition/re-acquisition of skills of learning > – in terms of language abilities, mathematical abilities as well as > socio-emotional > development aspects . > > We have also been continuing the documentation of the work and > experiences of different organizations as innovation models > <https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Education_Innovation_Models>, in > engaging with children and creating opportunities for learning during the > pandemic. > *Research* > > > *Policy Tracker: *In addition to the school opening status in different > states, information regarding education finances, mid-day meals, textbooks, > etc are being collated to be included as part of the policy tracker > <https://educationemergency.net/policy-tracker/> by reaching out to > government officials and other organizations. If you or anyone you know can > help in this process or have any suggestions, please write to us > <i...@educationemergency.net?subject=Re%3A%20NCEE%20Policy%20Tracker>. > The education finance policy tracker is planned to be released early > January 2022 and will provide information on state-wise budget allocations > on education. > > *Family Survey*: Key findings from the preliminary analysis of the > household survey conducted in Karnataka to capture the educational > experiences of children indicates that over 70% of parents felt that their > children’s reading and writing skills have declined or stayed the same > during the pandemic. The survey has now been completed in Telangana and is > planned to be undertaken in Tamil Nadu as well. The short survey instrument > can be translated into different languages. *Groups interested in > administering the survey in their states can contact the NCEE > <i...@educationemergency.net?subject=Re%3A%20NCEE%20Family%20survey>.* > > Coalition in the news > Why Have They Done This to the Children? > <https://brownstone.org/articles/why-have-they-done-this-to-the-children/> > “We have victimized kids and robbed them of a childhood, with no benefit > whatsoever to show for it”. Bhaskaran Raman discusses indications that much > of the world’s response to Covid-19 is indeed disproportionate fear rather > than a rational response, in the context of children. > Back to School: How the gap in schooling has caused an education emergency > in India <https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qQ9bho1NRLgrzPbA0AlmA> > > A podcast episode of ‘The Suno India Show’ where Dr. Sajitha Bashir > discusses ‘A Future at Stake’ and the steps schools and governments should > take to address this education emergency. > > Covid and Education News > REWIND 2021 - Schools reopened, but learning continued to suffer > <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rewind-2021-schools-reopened-but-learning-continued-to-suffer/article38040502.ece> > Despite schools reopening in a phased manner this year, students have been > unable to grasp lessons taught in the offline classes as they have > forgotten basic foundational skills or have not picked up the basic > concepts in many core subjects. > Preventing a lost decade > <https://www.unicef.org/reports/unicef-75-preventing-a-lost-decade> > This UNICEF report lays out the work in front of us by taking stock of the > ongoing impact of COVID-19 on children and the road to respond and recover > to reimagine the future for every child. > Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era > <https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/children-and-schooling-in-the-post-covid-19-era/article37918167.ece> > “India will have to confront bitter facts if it wants to prepare a > recovery plan of any credible and practical value” writes Krishna Kumar > > Should Govt Reopen Schools Amid Omicron Scare? > <https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-meet-10-parents-who-want-schools-to-reopen-despite-omicron-scare/406065> > Citing multiple examples of how children are already exposed to the virus > to substantiate their claim, these parents show their concurrence with the > decision of reopening of schools amid Omicron scare as children are less > susceptible to the disease > No Teacher, No Class: State of the Education Report for India, 2021 > <https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379115> > Focused on the theme of teachers, teaching and teacher education, this > UNESCO report attempts to provide an understanding of key aspects of the > teaching profession, challenges of their intricate teaching routine and > their professional development and provides recommendations to address the > challenges facing the teaching profession in India > > > *NCEE is now on Twitter <https://twitter.com/EduEmergency>and Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/EduEmergencyIndia/>. 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