Reporter: WHEN THE LAST NOTE STRUCK, RAIZY PAN COMPLETED THE DAY’S ONLINE PIANO LESSONS. AS A TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL OF FLORAL MUSIC SCHOOL IN SHENYANG, CHINA, PAN SAYS SHE HAS INTRODUCED ONLINE APPLICATIONS TO CONTINUE MUSIC SESSIONS.
PAN: I have bought three apps.
Reporter: BUT NOT ALL STUDENTS ACCEPTED THIS TEACHING METHOD FROM THE BEGINNING. ACCORDING TO PAN, MANY STUDENTS HAVE GIVEN UP STUDYING MUSIC.
PAN: About half of the students in the school have stopped attending class, although the tuition is not refunded.
Reporter: PAN FEELS IT’S A PITY THAT THEY QUIT.
PAN: Once they stopped practicing, it’ll be hard to pick it up again.
Reporter: ECONOMY TEACHER IN LIAONING PROVINCE SHIYAN HIGH SCHOOL LINDA LU SAYS THE PHENOMENON IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FINANCIAL PRESSURE CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
LU: Some of students’ parents came to work in the city from rural areas, but they have not worked for a long time.
Reporter: IN ORDER TO DEEP UP THE LEARNING PACE, THE SCHOOL INTENDS TO OFFER ONLINE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN JUNE. THE PROGRAMS WILL START FROM PRESCHOOL EDUCATION. THESE INCLUDE LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, AND COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES. PAN THINKS INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION IS INDISPENSABLE AT THIS AGE.
PAN: Children cannot go to kindergarten now, so they lose the opportunity to communicate with their peers. This will cause problems in their educational growth.
Reporter: PAN WANTS TO DO HER BEST IN HELPING THESE CHILDREN.
PAN: I’ll make them communicate and cooperate with each other through games such as Minecraft or through solving puzzles.
Reporter: A PIANO TECHER IN FLORA MUSIC SCHOOL LU HU EXPRESSES HER EXPECTATIONS TOWARD THESE PROGRAMS.
HU: I hope that parents will make a correct decision for the sake of their children.
Reporter: THE TRANSITION FROM A MUSIC SCHOOL TO A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL WILL NOT BE EASY BUT PAN IS WILLING TO TAKE THE SHOT.
PAN: Many people have the desire to help but are unable to. I feel like I have the obligation to make it happen.
Reporter: FOR N-C-C NEWS, I’M YUKI JIANG.
SHENYANG, CHINA (NCC News) — When the last note struck, Raizy Pan completed the day’s online piano lessons. As a teacher and principal of Flora Music School in Shenyang, China, Pan introduced the online applications to continue music sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’ve bought three apps,”said Pan.
But not all students accepted this teaching method from the beginning. According to Pan, many students have given up studying music.
“About half of the students in the school have stopped attending classes,”said Pan. “Although, the tuition is not refunded.”
Pan feels it’s a pity that they quit.
“Once they stop practicing, it’ll be hard to pick it up again,” said Pan.
As of this phenomenon, Linda Lu, an economics teacher in Liaoning Province Shiyan High School, thinks it is most likely due to financial pressure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Some students’ parents came to work in the city from rural areas,”said Lu. “But, they have not worked for a long time.”
In order to keep up the learning pace, the school intends to offer online comprehensive education programs in June. The programs, including literacy, mathematics and cooperative activities, will start from preschool education because Pan thinks interpersonal interaction is indispensable at this age.
“Children cannot go to kindergarten now,”said Pan. “So they lose the opportunity to communicate with their peers. This will cause problems in their educational growth.”
Doing her best in helping these children, Pan will make them communicate and cooperate with each other through games, such as Minecraft or through solving puzzles.
“I hope that parents will make a correct decision for the sake of their children,” said Lu Hu, a piano teacher in Flora Music School.
The reform from a music school to a comprehensive education school will not be easy, but Pan is willing to take the shot.
“Many people have the desire to help but are unable to,”said Pan. “I feel like I have the obligation to make it happen.”
