Letter to BS: E-Vidya channels for school students need rethink

The government seems to be adopting shortcuts to keep children away from real schools and teachers as they know the poor state of the majority of our government schools

This refers to “E-learning to be new normal as govt plans TV channel for schoolkids” (May 18). The PM e-Vidya channels for classes I to XII needs careful re-thinking. There are multiple reasons for this. For one, availability of television screens in families. Many middle class homes cannot afford to have more than one TV even if there is more than one school-going child. How can both or all children attend the classes with one TV unless the classes are staggered. How multiple subjects would be covered when poor families find it difficult to access text books and/or smartphones with