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Kuzwakala kuxakile ukukuvuma lokhu, kepha ngiphuthelwa ukuthula kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala aphazamisayo futhi asabisayo obhubhane, lapho umsindo nomsindo womhlaba wami wehla. NgoMashi nango-Ephreli ka-2020, intwasahlobo ngandlela thize yayibonakala inemibala egqamile futhi iluhlaza ngokukhululekile. Amakhorasi ezinyoni athatha indawo yemisindo yezimoto endaweni yangakithi ePortland, e-Oregon. Lwaluphelile uhambo lokuya emsebenzini olugcwele ithrafikhi kanye nemikhuba yosuku lwesonto ekhandlayo yeminyaka yami engu-17 edlule ngifundisa esikoleni esikhulu samabanga aphezulu sikahulumeni. Umuzi wami nomndeni wami kwaba yisizinda nendawo engigxile kuyo osukwini lwami. Umkhathi wethu omncane waba nenkontileka, njengoba sizulazula unyaka wokuqala walolu bhubhane sindawonye, โโisiqhingi sabathathu.
Lapho ngibuyela esikoleni sokufunda mathupha kulokho abaningi ababethemba ukuthi kungase kube โunyaka wesikole ovamileโ ngoSepthemba 2021, ngabona ukuthi ushintsho olungacacile lwenzekile kimi. Ngakhululeka lapho ngibuyela esakhiweni nozakwethu futhi ngajabula kakhulu ukubona abafundi bami mathupha esikhundleni sokubuka i-Zoom, kodwa ngazizwa ngicindezelwe ukugcwala kwezinzwa kwakho konke.
Ukuba sesikoleni kwakujwayeleke ngendlela exakile futhi kusabisa ngendlela eyinqaba. Ibhilidi ngokwalo lalibonakala liduma futhi linanela njengoba amazwi ayezwakala yonke indawo. Yonke indawo, imizimba isondele kakhulu. Ukuqhelelana komphakathi okwakudingeka ngaleso sikhathi kwakungekho nje. Sasinakekelana futhi siqhelelana emaphasishi, wonke umuntu exakile futhi engazinzile, exwayile usongo olungase lube khona lwaleli gciwane kanye nomunye nomunye. Umthamo omkhulu wokuhlanganyela okwabiwe wezwakala wethusa. Ngangiphuma esikoleni usuku nosuku ngingakwazi ukukhuluma amagama amaningi futhi ngisebenzelana eduze nabafundi abaningi nozakwethu.
Izinselelo ze-visceral zokubuyela phakathi kwabanye abantu abayi-1,800 phakathi nobhadane oluhlaselayo, nokho, zingafakazela nje isandulela sezingqinamba ezibonakala zingenakunqotshwa. Imithelela yeminyaka emibili yokufunda ngobhubhane, kokubili okungokoqobo kanye nokubonana nomuntu, isithinte sonke: abafundi, abazali, nothisha ngokufanayo.
Muva nje, i isiphithiphithi esidalwe ngokwehluka kwe-Omicron, okuhlanganisa ukushoda kwabasebenzi okukhulayo okusukela kwabalahlekile, abasizi bezemfundo ekhethekile, nabahlengikazi besikole kuya kubasebenzi bokudla okunempilo nabashayeli bamabhasi, okusabalele. ukugula kwengqondo, nezinxushunxushu zezombusazwe zishiye izikole zethu zikahulumeni ezidonsa kanzima zinkenketha futhi abantu abagijima kuzo (ngihlanganise nami) bakhathele. Yize inkulumo yeningi ibigxile ekutheni ngubani okufanele asolwe ngokuvalwa kokwakhiwa kwezikole, ukuhlukumeza abasebenzi basemtapweni wolwazi nothisha ngemizamo yokuzama vimbela izincwadi kusukela emitatsheni yethu yolwazi nasemakilasini ethu, nokuphikisana mayelana inkathi yobuhlanga ebucayi lokho okuthiwa kufundiswa ezikoleni zethu zamabanga aphezulu kodwa akunjalo, othisha abanjengami bebegxile ekuzameni nje ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi abafundi bethu baphephile futhi bayasekelwa esikhathini sobunzima nokungaqiniseki okungakaze kubonwe.
Ngakho akumangazi kimi ukuthi, ngokocwaningo olusanda kwenziwa yi-Oregon Education Association, othisha abangama-37% eBeaverton, okuyisifunda engifundisa kuso, bacabanga ukuwushiya lo msebenzi ekupheleni kwalo nyaka wesikole. EPortland engumakhelwane lelo nani likhuphukela ku-49%. Lezo zinombolo zimelela ukukhathala okwenyukayo kwabasebenzi abaphelelwa amandla nezisetshenziswa kanye nohlelo olungasakwazi gcina abantu ithembele ekugcineni iminyango yesikole ivuliwe.
Ukubuyela Kokuvamile Okungasekho
I-Zoom-learning ibingenakho ukuhleka namandla ekilasi elivamile futhi akusoze kwasebenza njengokumiselela ukufunda ngokufunda ngezandla. Kodwa-ke, yenze, okungenani, yanikeza amazwibela okuthi kungenzeka yini ukuqhuba izikole ngendlela ngendlela ehlukile, okungase kuhlanganise okuhlangenwe nakho kokufunda okusabela kangcono ezidingweni zemfundo, zomphakathi, nezingokomzwelo zabo bonke abafundi.
Bekuyimodeli enamaphutha ajulile, ebekwe khona manjalo nangesiphithiphithi lapho kungebona bonke abafundi ababekwazi ukufinyelela uxhumano olwanele lwe-WiFi noma ikhompyutha. Yakheka ngokusabela kunoveli yezimo nezimo ezibuhlungu, ivuna abanelungelo nabakhaliphile kakhulu, ngenkathi ibeka abafundi nemindeni eminingi ngaphansi kwengcindezi emangalisayo. Noma kunjalo, inikeze ithuba loshintsho olungase luhlanganise izinguquko ezidingeka kakhulu ohlelweni olusekelwe endala, ayilingani, futhi ayinakusimama izindlela zokusebenza.
Isheduli yethu ye-inthanethi ibivumelana nezimo, namakhefu amade akhelwe phakathi nosuku. NgoLwesithathu, sibe nosuku olugcwele oluhambisanayo lokuhlangana nabafundi ngabanye, sixhumane nabazali, futhi sisebenzisane nozakwethu. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi sakhe ikharikhulamu yethu entsha kusukela ekuqaleni enezidingo ezimbalwa kakhulu ezivela esifundeni nasesifundazweni, sikwazile ukugxila ekudaleni okuqukethwe okunenjongo kakhudlwana. Futhi nansi indida edabukisayo: ukungabi khona kahle kwekilasi ku-inthanethi kusivumele ukuthi sibone izinzuzo ezingaba khona zamasayizi amakilasi amancane kanye nesikhathi esisodwa nabafundi.
Njengoba sesikwazile ukwakha uhlelo olusha ngokuphelele emasontweni ambalwa nje, abaningi bethu babenethemba lokuthi, lapho sibuyela ezikoleni zethu, singakwazi ukwenza izinguquko ezidingekayo nezihle nalapho, futhi. Kunalokho, ukwesaba ukulahlekelwa ukufunda kusukela onyakeni odlule okuhambisana nezingcingo "zokubuyisela esimeni esijwayelekile" kusiphoqelele sonke ukuthi sibuyele emaphethini asegugile futhi asemisiwe okuthi izikole zenza kanjani isikole - ukuphikwa ngokuphelele kokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu konyaka odlule. Insimbi yokuqala yayisakhala ngo-7:45 ekuseni amakilasi athatha ihora nesigamu enqwabelana ngokulandelana. Emuva kwakukhona amasayizi amakilasi amadala amadala kakhulu, ijubane elinyakazayo nelingapheli, ikharikhulamu nokuhlolwa okujwayelekile okujwayelekile, izindlela zokuhlola ezivamile, izimfuneko zokuphothula eziphelelwe yisikhathi, kanye nobunzima obujwayelekile besimiso sesikole samabanga aphezulu.
Okuwukuphela kwezinguquko zangempela kwakuyizimiso zethu ze-Covid: imaski yendawo yonke, ukuzama ukugcina ibanga elingamamitha amathathu ezindaweni eziminyene ezigcwele abafundi abangama-30 kuye kwangama-40, kanye namashadi okuhlala angaguquki enzelwe ukusiza ngokulandela umkhondo wokuxhumana wesikhashana esizayo. Ngisho nezivivinyo zethu ezijwayelekile zokuvala i-shooter-shooter kudingeke ukuthi zikhanselwe ngoba awukwazi ukumpintsha ngokuphepha abafundi abangu-40 ngaphansi kwamatafula ekhoneni lekilasi phakathi nobhubhane.
Nakuba ngangibonga ngendlela emangalisayo ngokungeziwe izingqimba zokuphepha, baqinisa izici ze-carceral zesikole kuphela. Onogada bebezulazula emahholo, iminyango ikhiyelwe abantu bangaphandle, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amavolontiya noma abazali. Kwabekwa imithetho eqinile yokuthi singabuthana kanjani, ubani owayengaphuma ekilasini futhi nini, ubani owayengadla kuphi futhi nini, nokuthi sasingena kanjani futhi sihambe kanjani. Konke lokhu kwayiqeda injabulo ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho kokubuyelana ekugcineni.
Bese Siqala Ukuhlukana
Ngemuva kokuthi ukujaha kwe-adrenaline kanye nobusha bokubuyela esakhiweni ndawonye sekugugile, abafundi baqala ukuwa. Izimpi zazigqashuka mihla namalanga. Izibalo zabafundi abazulazula emahholo, amakilasi okusika, noma abavele bangabonakali zanda. Kulabo abaqhubeka nokuya emakilasini, ukuziphatha kuke kwalawulwa yikharikhulamu ebandakanyayo, ubudlelwano obuhle, nokuphathwa kwekilasi okusebenzayo kuphela. kwabonakala kushuba. Bengakwazi ukulawula imizwelo yabo, abanye abafundi babememeza noma bakhihle izinyembezi; abanye babengahloniphi ngokudelela. Kwabacindezelekile nabakhathazekile, ukuziphatha kwakusukela ekuyaluza kuya ekuvaleleni ngokuphelele. Kulabo abadinga ukubaleka, ukuziphatha kokuba ndikindiki kuye kwagqama kakhulu. Futhi uma benikezwa ikhefu phakathi nekilasi, abafundi bacishe bahlehla emhlabeni wonke wezingcingo zabo, beshiya igumbi lithule njengoba ngamunye eskrola ngokucasuka, ubuso babo obumbozwe izifihla-buso bukhanyiswe izikrini eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Ngenkathi ixhunywe yisipiliyoni sobhubhane lomhlaba wonke, abaningi babo bacubungula ukwesaba, ukungaqiniseki, ukuhlukaniswa nomphakathi, kanye isiphithiphithi sezombangazwe namasiko ngabanye. Abanye babafundi bami nozakwethu (njengabanye babangane bakho) benza kahle. Mhlawumbe yinhlanhla noma ilungelo, ukujiya kwesikhumba, ukuqina okungantengantengi, noma ukuphika nje. Kodwa abaningi babo badonsa kanzima ngempela futhi befuna irekhodi nje: intsha ekhathele, ehlukumezekile, futhi edanile ayibalungiseleli ukucabanga, umshado, noma ephumelela kakhulu abafundi nothisha.
Esikoleni sethu, abaphathi, bezama ngesibindi ukusekela labo bafundi abanezinselele ezinzima kakhulu zempilo yengqondo, bakha โIgumbi Lokuphila kahleโ lapho, lapho bezizwa bekhungathekile, babengahlala imizuzu engu-30 futhi bazame ukuphinde bahlangane. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wethu wezengqondo wesikole kanye nosonhlalakahle - sinoyedwa kuphela kubo - abakwazanga ukusiza bonke abafundi abadinga ukwesekwa okusheshayo kwezempilo yengqondo. Izinkonzo ezinjalo azitholakali nje ezikoleni zikahulumeni, ngisho nangezikhathi ezinhle kakhulu. Akumangalisi-ke ukuthi, abahlinzeki bezempilo yengqondo e-Oregon banjalo ephakamisa i-alamu ukuthi izinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zokuziphatha ziyafakwa.
Ukuzabalaza Ukwenza Okuningi Ngokuncane
Okwenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu, sisebenza nabasebenzi abambalwa kunangaphambili. A ukushoda kwababhalisile esizweni sonke sishiye izikole zinothisha abambalwa, abashayeli bamabhasi, abahlengikazi, nabasebenzi bokudla. Kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka, othisha nabaphathi baye baphoqeleka ukuthi bakhokhele amanye amakilasi, balahlekelwe isikhathi sokulungiselela esibalulekile futhi bashiye umsebenzi owawuwenziwa ngesikhathi sesikole ukuze kamuva. Igagasi le-Omicron laqinisa isimo kuphela.
Umbuzo wami: Usiqhuba kanjani isikole esingenabasebenzi abenele? Ezinye izifunda zesikole e-Kansas, ngokwesibonelo, ziphendula ukushoda kothisha ngokwehlisa izimfuneko zemfundo kanye nobudala bokungena esikhundleni, enikeza umsebenzi kunoma ubani onediploma yesikole samabanga aphezulu. Empeleni, lo bhubhane uyaqhubeka nokunciphisa ukuba khona kwethu kube okomzimba omdala ofudumele, umcabango odabukisa ngendlela emangalisayo uthisha ozinikele ophinde abe nguchwepheshe oqeqeshwe kakhulu.
Isisindo sazo zonke lezi zinkinga siwela ngokuqondile emahlombe ethu futhi sinjalo usevele waphela amandla ngemizabalazo yokuphila kulo bhubhane oluqhubekayo, sibe selulelwa emikhawulweni yamakhono ethu omsebenzi. Naphezu kwesifiso sami sokusiza abafundi bami nganoma iyiphi indlela engingenza ngayo, angiyena uchwepheshe wezempilo yengqondo oqeqeshiwe noma usonhlalakahle. Futhi ngokweqiniso, ngikuthola kuxakile ukuthi izikole zethu - futhi, ikakhulukazi, thina bothisha - kufanele sishiywe sinesibopho sokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo umphakathi onobuntu. kuqala futhi wenze kutholakale kabanzi ezinganeni zayo. Ngifuna ukusebenzisa amakhono ebengiwacija kule minyaka engu-20 edlule ukuze ngenze engikwenza kahle kakhulu, okuwukufundisa.
Kungani Ngifundisa
Kwesinye isikhathi abantu bayadikila uma ngibatshela ukuthi ngifundisa esikoleni samabanga aphezulu. Sonke sinezindaba ezivela kuleyo minyaka ezithinta imizwa ejulile. Ngokuvamile, izibazi zobusha zijulile futhi isikole singadlala indima enkulu ekuzidaleni. Kodwa-ke, ikilasi lesikole samabanga aphezulu lingaba futhi indawo lapho, sibonga uthisha olungile, iqembu elilungile lezingane esifunda nazo, noma indaba ethile yesifundo, sithola okuthile okukhethekile ngathi. Yingakho ngithanda ukusebenza nentsha.
Ngokwengxenye enkulu, intsha ayizange ibe ndikindiki emilingo yomhlaba wethu futhi ivuleleke ngokuphawulekayo ekufundeni nasekushintsheni. Ngokuvamile, bathanda futhi bazizwe ngokujulile. Ezinsukwini lapho umuzwa wami wokuphelelwa yithemba ufika kimi, ubuqotho babo bungase bufane nethawula. Ngezindlela eziningi, lobo budlelwano bethu bokubuyiselana bekuyingxenye yomsebenzi engivele ngawuthatha kalula ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane. Ngabe sengizuza ngokumane ngibe seduze nethemba labo, intshiseko, nokuvuleleka kwabo, njengoba nje babezuza endleleni engabelana ngayo ngelukuluku nothando lokufunda.
Ngakho ngizithola ngidabukile ngalokho okwalahleka ekilasini phakathi nale minyaka emibili edlule. Ngiyakhumbula ukubona ubuso babo. Ngikhumbula ukubabuka bedlala ngothando futhi bakhe ubungane obusha. Ngiyakukhumbula ukubamba amazwi abo enjabulo engapheli. Ngiyazwelana nabafundi bami abachitha amahora ayisikhombisa kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ngosuku, izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto, endaweni ebangela ukukhathazeka. Ngiyaqhubeka nokubheka inani lengcindezi engapheli ye ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu - yebo, ukushisa nezikhukhula enyakatho-ntshonalanga kube kushubile kulo nyaka! - izingxabano zezombangazwe, kanye nobhadane olubonakala lungapheli, ziye zaba nethemba labafundi. Kunanini ngaphambili, kuzwakala sengathi sinxusa abafundi ukuthi bazenze babe sengcupheni enkulu ngokutshala imali ekusaseni okunzima kakhulu kubo (nathi) ukulicabanga. Futhi kulo nyaka, abaningi babafundi bethu babonakalise ukuthi abazimisele noma abakwazi ukwenza lokho kanye.
Sonke Sifanelwe Okwengeziwe
Nginozwelo lwangempela kubazali abazizwa bephoxwa izikole. Ufuna ukuthi ingane yakho inakekelwe, zizwe uphephile, futhi uthole imfundo yezinga eliphezulu akuyona into eningi ongayibuza. Ngeshwa, uma sithembela ezikoleni zikahulumeni (ezikhungethwe yizinkinga kudala ngaphambi kokufika kwalolu bhubhane) ukuthi zibe ngama-panacea, zingaphuma kanjani zibukeka njengezehluleki ezimbi? Isiphi isikhungo esisodwa esingaxazulula izinkinga ezikhungethe umphakathi wethu?
Mayelana nothisha abasebenza ngaphakathi kwalolo hlelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi noma ubani wethu angaba nezinhloso ezinhle kangakanani, ezikhandlayo, noma onozwelo kangakanani, sizoba nesikhathi esinzima sokulwa mathupha, kanjalo nokuxazulula izinkinga esibhekana nazo ezingeni lomphakathi. Zonke izenzo zomusa, ukunakekela, noma ukuzibandakanya kwangempela kusengozini yokulahleka endabeni enkulu yokwehluleka. Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, yiluphi uhlelo olungasehluleki njengamanje, mhlawumbe uhlelo lwethu lwezepolitiki ngaphezu kwakho konke?
Iminyaka engu-18, ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingazihambela ngedwa, ngivale umnyango wekilasi lami futhi ngizame ukwakha i-utopia encane lapho abafundi bezozizwa bephephile ngokwanele ukuba baqambe futhi bafake ubungozi. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngingawenza asebenze. Khona-ke ubhubhane lwashaya futhi ubukhulu bezinkinga baba bukhulu futhi buyinkimbinkimbi kangangokuthi kwadingeka ngivume ukuthi yayingekho indlela engangingabhekana ngayo nami.
Akekho noyedwa wethu ohlomele njengomuntu ngamunye ukulungisa lokho osekuphukile manje. Asinawo amandla, noma izinsiza zokwenza lokho. Ngakho-ke, ngilalele uma ngithi othisha bamemeza iSOS yabo kuwe njengamanje. Sicela uthumele usizo. Asikwazi ukuhamba sodwa.
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