Report on mobile Teachings(SIM)

 It has been a hard time for all, surrendering to the grip of  Covid-19 threats. It has resulted in the closure of every learning institutions and homes. Most dreadful silence over ruled us when every one is locked inside a room. The closure of various schools have had greater impacts to students learning. Students were  lost in their own track of learning at their homes and teachers were dragged out of academic field . 

To meet the learning needs of students, Gonpasingma LSS teachers visited homes and six designated catchment areas. (Tshelingor/Wulaktang,School Areas, Khenadang/Chungkhar,Ngangmalam/Zobel, KheriGonpa/Shomarjug/Thung).

Catchment Area;Tshelingor/Wulaktang

Managing to reach different villages and teaching the students through SIM was enriching learning experience for all the students and teachers. Teachers were abled to see the real picture of village life and learning in students. Students and parents were resorted in finding various means of learning via social media outlets and printed SIMs. Teachers learnt that students in a village, they had a limited time to learning and almost forgotten what they have learnt in the school. Beside learning the SIM few students had to attend the chores of the homes and guard the maize field. Students were  exposed to learning the basic survival needs and life skills in the villages.

lost in an action-teaching and monitoring the SIM- Nangmalang

Teachers welcoming with warm hospitality and a smiling faces from villagers were some of the beautiful thing  experienced in the lives of a teacher. Teachers had a good time listening and learning the stories and myth of their villages. 

Reaching the message of individual  safety from Covid-19 and following the protocols were the part of lessons that engrained the whole idea of teaching to students.

Given the schedule to reach the catchment areas was a challenge during harsh weather and in the bumpy roads. After reaching villages and seeing the true face of students were never happened for few, they were out of the stations. Few students left the school for various reasons. Teaching students  through various media outlet was challenging. Some students didn't have access to internet connections while some don't own  phones.   

Catchment Area: Resnang

Finally, it was a different story for all the teachers and students in the journey of teaching and learning. It has been a new time for all to synchronize the learning process and managing the learning for self. when no classroom teaching could take place, it has given us to rethink and reimagine the map of educations in Bhutan.