3rd week of news

Schools are making preparations for students to attend lessons from home if the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak worsens.The Ministry of Education says that there is no need to extend the holidays or keep school closed.But teachers have begun gearing up for the possibility that they might have to conduct lessons and collect assignments over the internet.Ten primary and secondary schools and junior colleges told The Straits Times that they were putting their e-learning systems in place.A junior college teacher said she had been tasked with uploading more than a month's worth of e-learning materials before school reopens on June 29.More Singaporeans, including schoolchildren, are expected to return from overseas over the coming days as the mid-year holidays draw to a close.The Education Ministry said that schools would be ready to carry out home-based learning if they had to.Schools have a variety of ways for children to learn via internet, such as online weekly lesson plans, e portals to track learning and allow students to submit assignments , as well as other learning materials.An Education Ministry spokesman said that the ministry was monitoring the H1N1 situation in schools and the general community carefully.



my opinion:
Its good that the schools are preparing for some e-learning and lessons through internet if the H1N1 outbreak worsens.Its because we students especially the primary sixes all over Singapore must revise and do some extra lessons in either school or via internet for the upcoming PSLE.Even if the the lessons are suspended we must take our own initiative and self-control to revise on our own for the exams.We must be careful and aware of our own health.Some schools are having extra supplementary and so if we have fever we better not go to school and try to recover and eat healthily.I hope that the schools wont need to closed down for 1-2 weeks as we might waste the time use for learning.