Which group of children agree with face-to-face training? / From advice to buy student masks to 2 attractive offers for taxi drivers

Fars News Agency – Department of Education: When Corona opened its doors to our country, in order to prevent the spread of this disease, it was decided to close the schools of the country, and this closure continued; However, there have been repeated attempts to open schools.

Of course, this also happened in a number of schools, and students went to school in accordance with health protocols, but this was not a public issue until the Corona’s management staff decided to vote for face-to-face training.

Accordingly, it was decided that from April 5, 1401, all schools in the country would be established and education would be moved from cyberspace to face-to-face space. In this regard, Fars News Agency hosted Sadegh Sattari, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education and the Deputy Minister of Education, Physical Education and Health, to explain the quality of in-person training and the level of acceptance of students and families.

“In the first week, 23 percent of the children did not come to school, and now 89 percent of the students come to school,” Sattarifard said in the interview.

To solve the problem of school services in metropolitan areas, he said: “In the meeting of Corona, we proposed two proposals: first, taxis that cooperate with education should be exempted from paying city tolls, and second, they should provide at least one fuel quota for them.”

The Deputy Minister of Physical Education and Health of the Ministry of Education added: “We examined that the highest number of students is in the first secondary school.” In other words, 93% of junior high school students are in the classroom. In the second year of high school, this figure is a bit lower and is about 90%.

** 89% of students go to school

Fars: What percentage of students currently go to school?

89% of students go to school. Of course, this statistic is based on the visits that have been made. In Tehran, about 23% of children did not go to school in the first week, and also in the first two or three days of school reopening in Tehran, 185 schools were not established, which caused a decrease in the number of students, but gradually the number increased and in It has now reached 89%.

* Fars: How many visits have been made to schools?

40,000 schools were visited, ie almost 40% of schools were visited. Rural and nomadic areas that were already open were open in the first six months of the school year, accounting for about 23 percent of students.

Our problem was mostly in the metropolises, and a serious problem in the metropolises is the student traffic. That is, we have not yet been able to fully cover all students in traffic; Because there is not more than one month left in the school year and the costs are high.

At the Corona meeting, we made two proposals in this regard: first, that taxis that cooperate with education be exempted from paying city tolls, and second, that at least one fuel quota be provided for them. Our colleagues at the Ministry of the Interior were supposed to check and see what incentives they can provide for service drivers so that their cooperation with schools will increase and the costs will not be borne by the families.

** Normally 4.5% of students are always absent due to seasonal illness and other problems

Fars: In some news, it has been said that the number of students who became infected with coronary artery and omicron has increased since the reopening of schools? Do you accept this news?

We do not have exact statistics on how many students became infected. Statistics are at the disposal of the Ministry of Health. But the absence of students due to coronary heart disease during the days of April 4 to April 8, 254 students.

The reason for the absence of students due to illness in the first week was 7% and now it has reached 14.15%, but the number of absentee students has decreased, ie in the first week, 17% of students who were absent has now reached 11%.

Normally, 4.5% of students are always absent due to seasonal illness and other problems, and this amount of absenteeism is normal. Of course, one reason for the absence is the illness that the students traveled to and they may have contracted the disease, it is part of the school service and part of the reason why some families are still unaccompanied due to concerns.

* Fars: What did you do to address the concerns of families about the observance of protocols and the health of students?

Education must find a way to address these concerns. Prior to Eid, the required funds for health items were provided and the Minister of Education requested 200 billion tomans from the Program and Budget Organization, and initial agreements were made to cover part of the schools’ health needs.

It was discussed at the Corona meeting that, given that the mask can have a preventive power of about 80 to 85 percent, and that natural ventilation also has the capacity to prevent 80 percent of the spread of the disease, so we requested that the management credit Corona should provide a mask for the students, and the Minister of the Interior agreed, and it was decided that the proposal would be referred to the Corona headquarters, and if this credit is provided from the Corona management, as well as the credit we requested from the Program and Budget Organization. Given that, many of our needs for masks and health items are met.

** Junior high school students welcomed face-to-face education more

* Fars: Which level of students are more present in school?

We found that the highest attendance rate is in junior high school. In other words, 93% of junior high school students are in the classroom. In the second year of high school, this figure is a bit lower and is about 90%.

But elementary schools have the lowest rate, with approximately 85% of elementary students in the classroom.

* Fars: In your opinion, what is the reason for this distance?

It seems that the reason for the absence of most elementary students is the problem of school services, and the second reason is health care, which is a concern for families and prevents the presence of students. But overall the reception is good.

* Fars: How welcome were the twelfth grade students to attend school?

Every year, it is desirable for 12th grade students not to come to school after Eid and prepare themselves for the entrance exams and final exams. In the same weeks at the end of March, they finished their classes so that they could take courses and fix problems in the period after Eid, but this year the reception was very good and it shows that our students feel the need and see a drop in learning.

In general, families and students welcomed face-to-face education, and it was perhaps far from our imagination that in the first week and the first day, April 4, 83% of students attended school.

** Attractive summer program for students

* Fars: What was the teachers’ opinion about face-to-face training?

Fortunately, the students and teachers welcomed each visit we made. Teachers in the virtual training course were very annoyed because they were busy for more than 12 hours; They had to teach, get feedback from the kids, and evaluate. The speed of the Internet was sometimes slow, and there were challenges in the virtual context that bothered both students and teachers.

Fars: What plans do you have for students to compensate for the decline in learning?

Studies have been conducted on the situation of students during the Corona; One study found that students in the corona experienced social, emotional, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and social isolation.

With the presence of schools, the social growth, sociability and emotional growth that should be formed in the student is provided in the school context. In face-to-face training, teachers will examine students in terms of learning from the end-of-year assessment site, as well as the personality and social development that should be formed, and will have a compensatory program for students with disabilities.

One of the planned programs is to be able to provide educational, entertainment, entertainment, recreation, games, entertainment, sports, festivals and events for students in the summer from jihadist and volunteer groups, so that the opportunities that Corona misses during this period Gone, to be compensated.

** We do not have corona eliminations this year

* Fars: The Departments of Primary and Secondary Education envisioned and implemented compensatory programs to reduce the decline in student learning during the Corona, but the gap is that for all students who need more effort, Their record is not included in this title. In fact, in face-to-face training, it has been found that some children are lower in knowledge than they are. What are your plans for accurately assessing students?

Perhaps in the virtual context, the teacher is not sure that the assessment was done by the student himself or herself or in a participatory manner. In fact, evaluation in the virtual context is a difficult task.

At least we can say that in the new course and the remaining opportunity, the exams are held in person and this provides an opportunity for the evaluation to be done realistically and the teacher can, based on the evaluation, students who need support, support and compensation program. To specify. The primary and secondary education departments are then being examined so that they can take advantage of the summer opportunity in various ways and make up for the challenges ahead.

* Fars: Are the exams for all students in person?

Yes, there is a presence. Also, this year, we do not have coronary omissions, ie the end-of-year and June exams are held from all courses and from the whole book.

There are rumors about textbook omissions, which are just rumors and not true; Given that there is a competitive environment in the final exams and entrance exams, there may be rumors that some will lag behind and some will advance.

We do not have any coronary omissions this year, and for the national entrance exam and other basics, there is an evaluation of the whole book. Of course, the omissions of some of the course materials that were announced by the assessment organization in February 1400 remain in force.

** Ensuring the health of students is the basis of face-to-face education

Ensuring the health of students is the foundation of face-to-face education, and this is a matter of serious emphasis to us. We asked and corresponded with the Meteorological Agency and the Environment Organization to at least keep us informed of these pollution and climate change issues so that we can prepare ourselves for that issue and predict scenarios and be able to adapt to the requirements and conditions. Make the right and logical decision with the cooperation of responsible institutions.

Fars: How many hours can students wear a mask on their face? Some say that consecutive masking affects intelligence and respiration? What is your answer?

It was suggested that the mask should not be used by students for more than 4 hours and should be replaced after 4 hours, although the presence of students in school is not the same. Of course, children play and move around in the school environment, and masks may need to be changed.

In schools, it was stated that students should bring extra masks with them, and second, that the school also has masks. We have 5,800 health care providers in schools, and we have provided an inspector and supervisor for each school who is in constant contact with the schools. All schools now have masks.

As I said, if, God willing, the Corona Anti-Corruption Headquarters can provide funding, we will prepare the children’s masks ourselves. If the mask is appropriate for the age of the children, it is much better. Of course, we ask other devices and institutions to help. There is information and data that is stored in the warehouse of many devices, and this is in situations that schools need.

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