Learning through a lockdown
Life is strange for many of us right now. For some of us, working from home was an easy switch – for others such as doctors and nurses it’s not possible at all. But how do you work from home if you’re responsible for teaching and nurturing the next generation? Here, I, Veena Hoskatta, English Trainer, at VCMIT, would like to share what life is like for a teacher in lock-down and how I'm been using everything from new technology to the post to keep life as normal as possible for my students. For our students who are at home, my colleagues and I are using technologies to help teach most of our students with home learning remotely. We have also prepared and posted non-IT based lessons to our students where it’s been needed. There is no doubt that these are uncertain and challenging times, but the unprecedented teamwork and emotional support from friends, family and parents keeps us teachers going - and it is incredibly satisfying knowing that we are able ...