ARE YOU MAKING PROVISION FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS ?
BY : SHAKILA MOHAMMED
It has been a whole year since the
COVID-19 crisis first attacked us , and slowly everyone is coming to terms with the new normal . With over half the students already having returned to face-to-face schooling , it is only a matter of time before schools start seeing full attendance again . The number of students attending in person will steadily increase as more students and parents realise that online learning , however advanced it has become , cannot replace the value addition one imbibes while attending school in person . Students , in particular , are missing physical activities and hands-on learning desperately . This sentiment of frustration and longing is also encouraging them to return to school . Another factor driving students to resume physical schooling comes from the fact that one cannot deny the limitations of social interaction and emotional bonding in virtual environments . The parents and students who have been in doubt and fear , are also slowly beginning to see that schools ' health and safety measures have proven effective by limiting the spread of infection at school . Parents have now realised
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