SPOTLIGHT
For six-year-old Siddharth, the best part about school is that he gets to meet his friends. The class I student spent two of his kindergarten years mostly in online classes. He says he is not bored anymore as he goes to school every day.
But this is not the case for all the children who have gone back to school; some first graders have had adjustment issues. Many private schools have reported a dip in reading, writing and social skills in students. Unlike the pre-pandemic years, when only the first two days of a fresh academic year meant revision classes, this time, schools are dedicating almost a month to bring students up to speed, with bridge courses and other ‘back to basics’ approaches.
