Anxiety caused by the Education System
We are currently dealing with difficult times due to COVID-19. Our education system has for over years not changed much. It still focuses on examinations, marks/grades, top down approach of teaching than focusing on learning, competition giving way for more anxiety than joy. The current pandemic has added on to these challenges. Please share your thoughts in the form below. It is a bit descriptive and time consuming. But your inputs will help *moringa* in coming up with discussions and projects that will benefit as many as possible.
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Tell us a bit about yourself. Who are you? What do you do?
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What did you like about school or education as a child?
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What did you "not" like about school or education as a child?
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What do you like about school or education today?
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What do you "not" like about school or education today?
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Did you like giving exams?
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How did you feel before giving an exam? How would you react after you got your marks / grades?
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Do you think examinations tell us how much a child has learnt?
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How does success or failure in examination play an important role in one's life?
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Did you fail in any examination?
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If yes, how did you feel? If no, do you personally know someone who failed examination? How did they feel?
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Did failure in an examination have an impact on what you wanted to do in life?
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If yes, how did you deal with it? If No, what did you to not let it impact you?
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Did you or Do you fear / become anxious during exams or results.
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If yes, how did you / do you cope up with it? If no, do you think there is a reason for not feeling so?
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Do you think examinations can be replaced by an alternative assessment system? What can it be?
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Do you think competition is necessary today?
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If yes, why is it? If no, how will it be if there is no competition?
How does competition make you feel?
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Imagine a world without schools and competition. How do you think that would be?
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From the existing challenges in education lets move to current challenges. In few words describe how you feel about the current pandemic.
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Has Covid caused any fear or worry to you or your child with regards to education?
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What is the fear or worry?
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Are you able to express these fears to people who are close to you?
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Do you think the education system has taken the right step to start online classes?
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If yes, how is it helping children learn? If no, what could have been an alternative to explore?
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Do you think children are enjoying that schools are shut?
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If yes, what are they getting at home that they don't get to do in schools? If no, what could be the reason?
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Do you think parents are facing a challenge since children are at home?
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If yes, what are they? If no, what are they doing that they don't face any challenge?
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If education institutes start by September 2020, would you /your child resume school?
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If yes, what would be the driving factor for you to resume? If no, why not?
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Would you like to share any other thoughts / information that the questions may not have covered?
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Do you have any specific topics in mind which can be led by an experienced person regarding education and children?
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