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The Minister of Health, Niki Kerameos, mentions how schools of all levels will reopen when conditions allow. As you said, it is possible that primary schools will open first and secondary schools and lyceums in the next phase.
“Studies have shown that schools are not outbreaks of the virus and schools have been closed to reduce the mobility of adults. “Our goal and priority is to open schools and there is the possibility of opening primary schools first and then Gymnasiums and Lyceums,” Ms Kerameos told ANT1.
He clarified that in any case the time in which the schools will reopen depends on specialists in infectious diseases.
“There is nothing that can replace lifelong learning, but as long as experts tell us that schools must be closed, e-learning is mandatory,” he said.
Regarding e-learning, he pointed out that it is carried out through a free platform and access to it for students from all over the country, highlighting that it is a very large digital project, which involves 1.6 million members of the educational community, while acknowledging that there were small problems and will continue. exist.
Referring to the complaints about the distribution of tablets in schools, which end up instead of the hands of the students in the hands of the teachers, Mrs. Kerameos said that there are clear instructions that must be followed, she acknowledged that there are problems in some areas, but he highlighted that student participation in distance education.
The Minister of Education said that according to the Director of Education of the area, the children of the town of Ilia, whose photo is sitting in the town cafe to “connect” with distance education, never connected the two days in question on the platform nor did they use it. device that was in the school and was at their disposal, reiterating that the Ministry is ready at all times to intervene to provide solutions in such cases.
“What happened in recent days is unprecedented for the country and no one would have believed a few months ago that due to the pandemic all the schools in the country would be transferred digitally. On the first day of the connection of the country’s Gymnasiums and Lyceums, there were arrhythmias, the system had to be coordinated, there was a pan-European problem, but for two weeks the lessons have been held in tens of thousands of virtual classes every day. The same thing happened on the first day of the connection of the primary schools, there were problems and there will continue to be some problems, but now the lessons are done ”, Ms. Kerameos stressed.
Regarding the absences of the students, he said that they are not counted when there are technical problems, however on other days the lessons are compulsory for everyone and must be attended by the children.
The Minister of Education reiterated that the e-learning platform is not a project implemented in a contest, but that its use is a donation, so, as he said, although the opposition insisted on it in the previous days, no one has responded since the Ministry stated that anyone can view the relevant documents.
Source: skai.gr
