| In New Education Paradigm Parents Become Co-Teachers |
| Thu, August 27, 2020 |
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Primary school starts in ten days - but, of course, it won't be anything
like regular school, since there will be no in person instruction. That
means parents will have to become co-teachers for these young students.
It's a sharp change in roles, telling of the trying times were living in
under COVID. And today on Ask The Experts, the Chief Education Officer
outlined the changing role for parents - who first have to find a place at
home for their students to set up:
Carol Babb - Chief Education Officer
"We would want parents to designate an area, a learning space and we want
them to prepare it, have a desk, any place that the child can work in quite
with very little distraction. So, for example, you may have a schedule
where you allow your child to wake up at 8 AM, they get up they shower,
they have breakfast and then maybe classed begin at 9 AM. So, at the
primary level, at the preschool level, school will not be the usual
classroom, so parents your role is very important, you will be co teachers
to your child's teacher. So, you need to ensure that you have your
teacher's contact information, the principal's contact information, so that
you can be in touch with them to share with you, how you can support your
children. We are aware that our students have been out of school for 5
months and that is a long time and we know that our students have lost
quite a lot and that is why Mrs. Smith and I are here today, to appeal to
parents, to co teach with us, to partner with us, to ensure that your
child, your children are meaningfully engaged during these - we don't even
know when school will reopen, so we need to ensure that children get every
opportunity to develop both academically, physically, mentally and
socially."
Cecilia Smith - Deputy Chief Education Officer
"We are not able to rely solely on the school anymore. The partnership
really has to come into full force. Parents can't just say it's up to the
school to do it because the students are not in school, that's the reality
right now. They are not in school, they are at home, so the parents need to
do their role."
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