Education

As the pandemic has forced schools to conduct virtual classes for all grades, we look at what it means for early childhood education.

Class XII students across the different Boards are leaving school on the basis of asessment under special evaluation criteria framed by each. Are they happy?

One thing was amply clear – our education system was simply not equipped for the quick switch to virtual education. The question is, how will things pan out when schools reopen?

The Tamil Nadu government is still expected to announce a curtailed syllabus for students of the academic year 2020-21. But will it be a case of too little, too late?

Children will be pleasantly surprised to see the change when they return to school post COVID. But will it make a difference in the long run?

E-learning in times of COVID-19 has brought out the stark divide between those who can afford gadgets and stable connectivity and those who can’t.

Such students need continuous attention and special methodologies in class for effective learning. COVID-19 has made it especially difficult for them.

Exams, classes, seminars, lab sessions — how are Chennai colleges dealing with all this as COVID-19 forces a shift towards virtual education? We speak to students and teachers from various institutions.

Many national and state level undergraduate entrance examinations have been postponed or cancelled. City colleges have switched to online processes. How are students coping?

An in-depth interview on online schooling, its pros and cons and its long term potential, with Balaji Sampath, a passionate educational activist and entrepreneur.

It’s a situation like never before. As schooling moves online, how are teachers, students and the schools themselves coping with the change?

In an interview, Lalitha Chandrasekaran of Ramana Vidyalaya in Chennai talks of what schools can do to put child safety and child protection first.