Although the government has also helped to provide electronic equipment for students in some backward areas of Britain, many college students have not been taken care of. In the current isolation period, many college students are almost unable to conduct distance learning, and they have not received corresponding support and help.
At present, Gavin Williamson, Minister of Education, has also warned that data poverty may lead to the loss of college students in the long run, especially for students with poor economic conditions. At present, there are more than 6.5438+0.8 million college students in Britain, but they can't all get equal learning rights, or even enjoy normal teaching and learning resources such as libraries. Moreover, under special circumstances, the rest of these students' courses are online learning, which makes many poor families unable to bear the expenses other than their children's study.
According to Kirsty Williams, Minister of Education of Wales, the Welsh government will provide 40 million pounds for students to solve the problem of data poverty and ensure that college students can continue their studies, but there are still many students who have not received the corresponding rights. In England, the government only provided 20 million pounds in this half school year, which is far from enough for so many students in the country.
Andrew Proctor, vice president of digital policy at Stefo University in the UK, said that universities like his must provide students with hundreds of computers to ensure their learning progress. Moreover, 47% of the students in Stefo University come from poor families, and nearly half of them can't study normally. Many families share a computer, and more families have the right to pursue educational resources without computers, but in such families, it is hindered.
Not enough to solve the dilemma faced by college students. Students in the whole society are facing the same situation, and people should not give up education because of the widening digital divide. At the same time, he also called on the university government and telecommunications companies to work together to cope with the impact of the epidemic and ensure the educational opportunities of the younger generation. Now, they should take immediate action.