Compensating the gaps in students’ learning on Thursdays and in the evening of schools

According to Fars News Agency’s Education Department, Mohammad Mahdi Kazemi, the deputy of secondary education of the Ministry of Education, said in the Iranian breakfast program of Sima channel 2: In most cities, students have been present in the classrooms for the past 4 months, but schools in metropolitan cities the reason for the air pollution and how many days they have been working in absentia to save energy consumption; Regarding this issue, the view of education has been a bit simplistic.

He continues: In the world, it is not at all common to close schools in the index below 200 due to air pollution. Surveys conducted in countries around the world show that school closures do not take place until the index is 210 to 300. Also, the air pollution index is different for different ages, as a result, in some countries of the world, elementary schools are closed when the air pollution index is 200, and high schools are closed when the index is 300 to 430, although there is no fixed number in the world for this.

Kazemi added: The health of students is the priority for decision-making in education, but the education and social development of students is important and should be addressed. The emphasis of Education and Proush is that until the health of students is not harmed, non-attendance training will not be done and if in special circumstances, non-attendance training will be planned to compensate for it.

He said: Various agencies, including the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Security, the Environmental Organization, governorates and other agencies that have a legal duty, should enter and manage the issue of air pollution control. Of course, while respecting the legal regulations, education emphasizes that education is important and that students can be present in classrooms and their health is also considered.

The deputy of secondary education of the Ministry of Education, referring to the planned programs to compensate for the gaps in education and learning, added: to compensate for the gaps created, afternoons and Thursdays can be used, when interested teachers, jihadi groups, and benefactors can attend. It is also possible to plan for these empty capacities in case of funding.

He added: For the school service, the issue of returning the cost of the days of non-attendance education is considered, and the return of extracurricular classes in non-government schools is also emphasized.

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