Covid-19 Nepal: Online classes are making kids silent and slow. How can the situation get better?

For the past year, Avishek has been taking online classes at a well-known school in Kathmandu. For the eight-year-old, the initial days were fun as he enjoyed being able to sit in front of a computer and take classes as his elder sister does. But, as months went by, he stopped enjoying the classes and he started to feel the fatigue of spending so much time in front of the screen. With time, he also found it quite hard to understand what he was being taught and that has been a cause for concern for his parents.

“He’s never been a bright student, but in the past, he hasn’t been this bad,” says his mother. “Maybe it’s time they rethink how online education works when it comes to children.”