“Allowing the unlearning to continue unabated with schools shut will mean years of effort to bring girl students to school going waste,” said Mr. Saxena. There is no electricity for five-six days at a stretch sometimes, and the Internet connectivity is poor,” said Mr. Saxena, supported by guest teacher Amitabh Rathore. “If left to e-learning, which is exclusionary, their dreams will not be fulfilled,” said Mr. Saxena, who pays ₹1,000 from his ₹31,500 salary a month to four such former students-turned-mentors, including three girls. When Mr. Saxena was posted at the school in 2009, he wanted to quit immediately. Parents of just 25% students from Classes 1 to 8 in the State had smartphones and 50% use them for e-learning.

Source: The Hindu August 30, 2020 11:49 UTC