Stranded abroad in Covid, he taught online: 30-40 students at the centre, 70-80 online
A coaching teacher from Mohammadpur, Dhaka, was stranded in the UK in March 2020 when flights stopped and began live classes on Zoom from April. Where his centre had 30-40 students, 70-80 join online and fees arrive on time.
This teacher at a coaching centre in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, went to the United Kingdom in the first week of March 2020. Passenger flights were suspended and he could not return on schedule. From April he began live classes using Zoom and other social media tools. He thought it would be hard to get students interested in remote learning, but in his words that was a great misassumption. According to the report, around 70-80 students join his online classes, whereas his coaching centre had 30-40. He said he gets his fees on time, and students and guardians ask him not to stop the classes. The same report cites the Coaching Association Bangladesh: about 100,000 coaching centres employ about 1.5 million teachers, with 5,000-10,000 centres in Dhaka. Some other coaching centres were also running classes and exams on Zoom, asking mothers to act as invigilators. The report does not give his fee amounts or costs.
Lessons
- 1.Even when a centre is closed, teaching can continue online, and more students can be taken on without extra room space.
- 2.If students and guardians trust you, fees keep coming even when the medium changes; the relationship is the real asset.
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