The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant hardships for students from low-income, poor and working class. Some studies suggest that students from low-income/poor and working-class backgrounds were significantly more likely than their peers to experience financial hardships, including the loss or reduction of income from other family members, unexpected increases in living experiences and technology, the loss/cancellation of expected jobs or internships, and the loss of wages from off-campus employment.kindly give your opinion on this topic.
Dear Dr. Shameemul Haque , Thank you for this Socially relevant question.
I completely agree with you.
My observations & views are...
1. Access: Low income group students do not have the required Gadget (Phones/ laptops) & required high speed internet connectivity & internet data. So, their access to (quality) education is very much affected.
2. Social climate: The students who fall in this income group/social class are surrounded by the discussions about poverty, their everyday struggle to make ends meet. Many students are psychologically affected; their thoughts revolve around what is seen, discussed in the immediate surrounding.
3. Continuity: As said in the previous lines, the income of the family (in those students) dries up. Many students slowly decide to take-up part-time or full time employment. This results in two issues i) Child labour ii) Increase in school drop-outs/ education discontinuity
4. Unemployment: The Children who take up job opportunities contribute negatively to employment scenario. The Children competing in the job market is not a good thing as it leads to i) Underemployment and ii) Exploitation ( as the children fear to speak out)
5. Slow progress: Though their income is a big support to the family (in the short run), they end up getting struck in the low paying job for their entire life (career)
All this will not happen to the Students belonging to high income group. The Divide will be much wider.
Thanks for this opportunity. Warm regards Yoganandan
That is correct Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak
, lack of proper infrastructure for internet connectivity is another challenge.
Shameemul Haque
Dear Professor,
Thank you for the interesting topic of discussion.
There is no doubt that class differences have created different types of students' experiences during this pandemic. These class differences may be due to social norms, religious rules, geographical locations etc.
The panic, tension, negativity and fear has given turbulent times to the "lower classes". On the contrary, in many cases it was seen that the economically upper classes had a bit of lay off. It would be interesting to see if there have been class conversions as a result of these different types of class difference related students' experiences.
Best regards,
Anamitra.
I totally agree with prof. Yoganandan. G & Vincent O. Nyangaresi.
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