The video of the six-year-old girl was shared widely on social media.
New Delhi:
Millions across the world have been forced to stay indoors due to the novel coronavirus pandemic that has also led to changes in daily routines for people across age groups. While lakhs of students across the country are studying online, a six-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir is not too happy with classes that stretch for long hours. She has decided to raise the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, a journalist, shared her video and wrote, “A six-year-old Kashmiri girl’s complaint to PM Narendra Modi regarding long hours of online classes and too much school work.”
In the 45-second clip, the girl says her classes begin at 10 am and continue till 2 pm.
She says, “There is English, Mathematics, Urdu and EVS. And then there is computer class as well”.
“There’s so much work for kids,” the young girl said, using hand gestures to show the stress she faces every day.
“Why do small kids have to deal with so much work, Modi Sahab?” the kid asked. After a few seconds of silence, she said, “What can be done? Assalamualaikum, Modi Sahab, Bye.”
A six-year-old Kashmiri girl’s complaint to @PMOIndia@narendramodi regarding long hours of online classes and too much of school work. pic.twitter.com/S7P64ubc9H
— Aurangzeb Naqshbandi (@naqshzeb) May 29, 2021
The clip, which was posted on Twitter on Saturday, got over 57,000 views and 5,000 likes. Not just that, nearly 1,200 users have retweeted the video and many others have reacted to her complaint.
A user wrote the “cuteness level” was more than the “altitude of Himalayas.”
The cuteness level is more than the altitude of Himalayas.
— Anirudh Atole (@AnirudhAtole) May 30, 2021
“What a cutie. Modi ji, are you listening to the woes of this young girl who is representing many young minds? Save them from this torture called online classes,” wrote another.
What a cutie. Modi ji are you listening to the woes of this young girl who is representing many young minds. Save them frm this torture called online classes.
— jayashree rangarajan (@jayaranga) May 30, 2021
Then, there was one who shed light on something extremely crucial to learning among the kids. He said: “We need to understand how this pandemic has affected innocent children badly”.
“A child should be made excited for studies instead of making them feel exhausted. So sad to see her like that,” the tweet read.
Cutest ????. But we need to understand how this pandemic has affected the innocent children badly.
A child should be made excited for studies instead of making them feel exhausted. So sad to see her like that ????????
— Abhishek Mishra (@SharesFit) May 30, 2021
Some agreed that the concerns raised by the little girl were legitimate and must be looked into.
Valid Question – Kids are using phone for 5 6 ours which may impact their eyes and dark circle in such young age – @PMOIndia@EduMinOfIndia should think about it-
— Arun Tyagi (@run_tyagi) May 30, 2021
The complaint of this little girl needs to be sorted out…. Too much of screen time is not good for the small kids , the classes should not be more than 2 hours.
— Leela (@Leela_dh3) May 30, 2021
Cute girl. Education system should be student friendly. Students should enjoy learning. In India, it is a burden on students. Curriculum should contain relevant subjects. Too many subjects will create unnecessary load on the students and they will NOT be able to learn properly.
— Power of Jupiter (@Sun_Jupiter555) May 31, 2021
Here are some more reactions.
She is right. Too much of studies for little ones. There should be more fun and play. On top of that some teachers are very rude. They don’t take in account that due to lockdown children are not able to play outside so that should be little kind towards them.
— Pallavi (@crackers_aaa) May 31, 2021
She made my day. Thanks for sharing.
— sumesh pillai (@sumesh007) May 30, 2021
Cuteness overload..god bless you..I am sure PMO will take cognisance of this little one’s appeal.
— Ritesh Kumar (@ritzsinha) May 30, 2021
She made my day. Thanks for sharing.
— sumesh pillai (@sumesh007) May 30, 2021
Meanwhile, India on Monday recorded its lowest rise in the daily cases of COVID-19 in 50 days. At least 3,218 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 3.29 lakh.