Al-Professional “Independent Teachers” Call for Distance Education

The academic year began with face-to-face professional training, both for theoretical and applied lessons. So far, there is no official decision to know at a distance except in institutes that close due to the registry of cases of Coronavirus infection. The reason, according to Hanadi Berri, general director of Vocational Training, “we do not want to repeat last year’s experience, which is to give only theoretical education, so that the specialization loses its basic practical objective, and then the theoretical lesson teachers spend the hours They are taught at a distance, and teachers are deprived of practical lessons. In laboratories and factories of their watches ». He explained: “We have put the managers of the institutes in an environment of precise health procedures followed, in addition to reducing class time to 45 minutes, and 30 minutes in some subjects, entering the laboratories only once and adopting a brief rest too “.

However, a group of independent teachers claimed, in a statement, distance learning in all theoretical lessons, based on “last year’s successful experience with students, teachers or departments.” According to the statement, “applied lessons can be taught remotely, such as computer applications, provided that urban education is adopted in the remaining lessons, while the precautionary measures in force are taken.” “Talking about the difficulties associated with the distance education process is amplified, since it is enough for the student to have a cellular device on which the TEAMS program is downloaded and the problem is solved. High school teachers have informed us that the participation rate in distance education is not lower than the attendance rate in the case of urban education, but exceeds it. The students didn’t seem restless. “
Teachers noted that distance learning “solved the problem of absenteeism in class. As a result of recording lessons, the absentee can later attend the recorded lesson on the Internet. In the case of attendance education, the absent student misses the lesson forever. They asked: “Why is vocational education not treated like Lebanese universities while the Ministry of Education insists on conducting official exams for students of technical degree and technical excellence, since these certificates are considered final certificates in this education just like college degrees? “

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