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[Hala Nadia Abd Alhak]

Hope this is put into consideration in the future

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The Accidental Education Benefits of COVID-19 - Education Week

August 19, 2020  by Alfie Kohn

We've got to end harmful testing and grading practices for good, not just pause them during the pandemic, argues Alfie Kohn.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/19/the-accidental-education-benefits-of-covid-19.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2-rm&M=59652423&U=2009407&UUID=fe038e7f1932a988be8d5148baf5bc20&intc=eml-contshr-shr-desk

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Hala A. Hak M Ed, M A & Diploma Special Needs Education
Educational Psychologist, MBPsS
Consultant on Inclusive Education & Disability
Affiliate Faculty - Department of Psychology
The American University in Cairo

 
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have, nor do they deserve, either one." -Benjamin Franklin

[Eglal Chenouda]

Thank you Hala for posting this article that discusses an important question. 

In spite of all the negative aspects of the pandemic and the school closures, we have noticed in the past period how parents of children with disabilities, whether learning disabilities or intellectual disabilities ,  included in regular schools are less stressed, how they are less worried of having to face the everyday challenge of what will happen to my child today at school? what will he come back with? as homework to catch up with, as negative comments, as extra worries ....., how can he compete, how can he achieve, how much does he have to catch up with to be at a level comparable to his classmates

The past period where the child was working at home at his/her own pace with no comparison to others, no frustration on the child was in some aspects a relief for the parents and the child. 

We need to think how these benefits can be extrapolated into the regular everyday work when schools resume as usual. 

Eglal

Eglal Chenouda 

Executive Director- Cairo  

SETI Center - Caritas Egypt 

Board Member 

National Council for Persons with Disabilities 

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[Hala Nadia Abd Alhak]

Very true and thank you for sharing your observations,

Stay Safe.

Hala

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[Maha Helali]

Very true,  Eglal.

The break allowed some of the hildren time to catch up, but only when the schools' Zoom sessions had stopped. Our included children with disabilities were lost in the all class sessions and were quite frustrated. So they start the remedial session with a but of a resentment, but then this totally changed when they felt the work was at their level and attentive to their learning style and pace. 

Even some of our students in informal education,  who are not included in regular schools, really enjoyed their Zoom sessions and looked forward to them everyday. 

However, younger children,and those who do not get vortual reality, found it quite challenging. Actually their parents were the "medium" and were getting exhausted. These children do need the inperson sessions.

All the best,

Maha 

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[Hala Nadia Abd Alhak]

Thank you Maha for this perspective too.

Stay Safe.

Hala

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