‘Our Future Is At Stake’: Students In Rural Areas Protest Online Education Over Non-Availability Of Internet
Students have recorded their protest on social media against the Higher Education Commission’s proposal to begin online classes amid the coronavirus crisis.
Many students are of the opinion that due to unequal access to internet in the country, online classes will end up compromising the quality of education for students based in remote areas.
The government has yet not addressed the unavailability of internet in the rural areas of Pakistan, which also indicates that the idea of online classes was not well thought out.
The hashtag #ResignChairmanHEC trended on Pakistan Twitter as the students called on the authorities to take notice of the shortcomings of this proposal from the HEC. Students and activists are asking to reevaluate internet facilities in order for them and the teachers to participate in an online education productively.
Hec sy ek masoomana sawal hay agr villages ma rehny waly students k pas net hi nhi hay kamzm 70% students durdraz areas ma rehny walay hain wo Kia kraingy ?Wo kia radio pe sunaingy lectures bohot mazaq hogya ab plz rok dain.#SuspendOnlineClasses@hecpkofficial#ResignChairmenHEC
— Abdul Rafiu (@abdulrafiu22) April 9, 2020
After striving for a long time step by step now we reached at the only conclusion.
One demand one slogan. #ResignChairmanHEC pic.twitter.com/qoHfKJYhsy— Haris Azad (@TheHarisAhmed) April 9, 2020
#ResignChairmanHEC
Zoom is a web-conferencing software that allows synchronous class sessions, in which students can log in at a pre-scheduled time. The platform allows up to 100 people to meet online within 40 minutes for free. pic.twitter.com/JmZcAjUjrI— Malik Zamad (@MA5ZA) April 9, 2020
Guys Grab your Keyboards and Start Trending #ResignChairmanHEC .
Me must Demand Chairman HEC to Resign who is sleeping and Future of millions of Students in Pakistan is at Stake
— Musa Raja (@MusaTweetx) April 9, 2020
#ResignChairmanHEC
Every teacher just want to complete course. They just sending notes,notes and notes.We are not even understand,from where to start. They are just burdening us.. pic.twitter.com/wTd4MZFxeM— ? Emaan ? (@Emaan6550) April 9, 2020
Students have also been distressed about the teachers who were unable to make it to their online classes on the mentioned time, due to lapse in the system.
#ResignChairmanHEC
This type of education we get in online classes. Teachers cannot join us because of there bad internet ?? pic.twitter.com/XxB5EqfkyJ— M Ahsan (@the_ahsan1) April 9, 2020
Naya Daur Media (NDM) is a bi-lingual progressive digital media platform aiming to inform and educate Pakistanis at home and abroad. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow us on Facebook Twitter and Instagram
