Online class - A student's take

All over the world, classes are going on in online mode. It is definitely a boon for the teachers, to be able to work from home and complete the portion, rather than going to school. Specifically, during this Covid-19 period. 

No one is giving a thought about how the students are coping with studies during this period. Most of the time, the students are required to stare at the screen and try to understand what the teachers are saying, first of all, during regular class before Covid-19 it was so difficult to follow what the teacher is saying. Now, due to wonderful network the teacher appears to be singing very fast, some times and very slow, some times. Sometimes, the voice breaks as if some crackers are bursting. You can imagine, how difficult, it is to pay attention.

Sometimes, the screen will show some slide and the teacher will be talking about something else. 

When the teacher is using paper to display the problem and it's solution, the size of the content will be so small or illegible, but can we complain? 

Yes, we do switch off the video. Just to save the teacher from wasting precious time, you know, we will be doing something else like drinking water or eating a chocolate. The teacher will get distracted and topic will go to discipline. 

We are expected to sit facing the camera against the light so that the teacher can see our face. We get tired looking at the screen and that too for hours. Teacher may or may not be looking at the screen, but we have to do it. Is it fair?

We will log in to the meeting early, but the teacher will come late. Since, they are the hosts, we will keep waiting, some times even for Five minutes. Sometimes, just because of network issue or mobile issue of the teacher or ours, we loose almost 20 to 25 minutes of the time. The  data is not cheap nowadays. The mobile also is losing its charge very quickly, but we can't complain, can we?

The amount of written work that we receive is nothing short of a mountain, the deadline for submission, is very short. Each teacher thinks for his or her subject only, but we have to complete work given in all the subjects. In case of failure to complete the work on time, the teacher feels that we are not giving due importance to that subject. Again I ask, is it fair?

The teachers don't think twice before complaining to parents or higher officials, about our mistakes, for which we are not at all at fault. We end up asking what I did sir??

On seeing our performance report, our parents who are spending for our smart phones, data and laptops, surely loose their cool and you can visualise what happens next!

No wonder, our health is deteriorating, not only physically, but mentally also. 

I hope the day is not far off when we shall go back to school as someone said " we shall overcome someday, deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome, our ordeal with the online classes".

Thank you.