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By Talaia Mika<\/p>\n

APIA, SAMOA \u2013 03 FEBRUARY 2022:<\/strong> Some parents are finding it difficult to follow the Television lessons provided for their children while schools remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Two mothers of Magiagi said the online learning on television are not well organised and are not related to the assignments given out by teachers to the students.<\/p>\n

The 2022 School Year was supposed to start this week. But with the Level 2 Alert in place, the Ministry of Education called all teachers to their schools on Monday this week to prepare lessons and school learning packages for students to be distributed and using Online, TV and Radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n

For 56-year-old Tiresa Vaifale Posini from Magiagi, she monitors her children and grandchildren’s school work and their assignments without online nor television learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis television learning is very unreliable. We’re not sure what the exact time it is to come on TV and sometimes it changes channels without prior warning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was relying on it because I have no understanding of these assignments but after that first experience with the television learning, we stopped relying on TV and I try my best to help my children with their assignments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Posini suggests for the Ministry of Education to better explain and clarify the process of online learning and to share with the parents so parents can be able to assist their children under the current climate.<\/p>\n

She foresees Online and TV lessons will be a feature for education for a long time in the future due to the pandemic. But she sees the need for better coordination between what’s on air and the students work.\u00a0 Then there is the issues of access to both internet and TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn reality, we the parents are doing the teachers’ job now and how will our children be able to improve or understand if this is how it\u2019s going to be?\u201d Posini added.<\/p>\n

\"Primary<\/a>

Primary school studying at home under Covid-19 Alert Level 2.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI’ve heard some parents complain that the assignments are mostly explained in English when they know very well, most parents and children don\u2019t understand English very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope the Ministry will have this reviewed and consider how this is addressed because surely Samoa will encounter more lockdowns in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another mother, Rula Tumua said although the closing of schools is an advantage for parents to keep and monitor their children at home, it would also be nice to call parents in for a meeting for parents to better understand how online and television learning works.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a daughter who\u2019s enrolled in the Foundation at NUS this year and I was relieved to hear that she\u2019ll be using that moodle thing to learn online,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, for my children and grandchildren in College and Primary schools, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s working for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I know is they come with their assignments in front of the television and monitored by my older children and most of the time they play around the house so I\u2019m not so sure how that works for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her other grandchildren who reside close to her home, their TV set s not working and their mother is monitoring their studies.<\/p>\n

Review and parents feedback welcomed<\/strong>
\nAccording to the Minister of Education, Seuula Ioane, the Ministry is working on reviewing the online education and also welcomes feedback from parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re working on the online and television learning if it has reached all families especially those who reside in the rural areas to see if it\u2019s working for them or not,\u201d he Talamua<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I know is that online learning has been established but we\u2019re not sure if its working for everyone so that\u2019s what we want to know at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if the Ministry has received any complaints from parents on this issue, the Minister said yes.<\/p>\n

The online learning emphasizes the use of the internet for students of all levels to access learning activities and studies while the schools are temporarily closed. Internet access is vital which is paid for by the students.<\/p>\n

Other learning activities are televised at a particular time and channel which parents say it is complicated and inconvenient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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