Five Things Students Can do as They Wait for the Elephants to Stop Fighting

As we wait for the students and teachers to be reunited in the classroom there’s a lot that the student and the pupil can engage in at home. it may prove difficult for the parents to have their kids at home for such a long time, however, the following are ways that students can reassure their parents that they are not wasting their time at home.

Engage in Outdoor Activities

Children, especially teenagers are quite vibrant. They are prone to exerting their energy enthusiastically into whatever comes their way. This is the best time for them to join a football club around the neighborhood. If they are musical, they can grab a guitar and start composing songs. For the artistic ones, this is their time to polish their passion and embark on the road to stardom.

Family time

Family is one of the most important societal units in any human being’s life. For students, it adds value in terms of good upbringing which in the long-term effects their focus in school. If you are not friends with your mum, it is the time to create that bond and search deeper into what you think makes her detest your actions. This is the perfect opportunity to let every minute count at the dinner table, expressing your visions and aspirations for the family, including just being there with them.

Read Novels

This may prove difficult for the student at home especially those who just never want to touch any book outside the classroom. However, it is the best way to improve your compositions and to inspire great ideas for those who are interested in writing. Find the genres that you enjoy reading, so as to avoid boredom.

Learn to Cook

Our generation is unfortunately heading towards the wrong direction with teenagers who do not know how to fry an egg. It is the time to get adventurous and fix your family a recipe you learned during the ‘Home Science’ lesson or picked up on a food blog online. They would probably never want you to leave home after you dazzle them with your culinary skills.

Catch up with revision

It is a fact that most exams are drawn from the first class you attended. Therefore, you can spend time going through things you have already learned, as well as putting down questions to ask when you get back to school. You can even use digital platforms that provide online based studies to students. For example, Eneza is a Kenyan startup that offers online courses that have been curated by the Kenyan curriculum authority. Eneza provides students with a virtual tutor and teacher’s assistant which allows them to access courses and assessments - through an online web portal, an offline desktop app and even an Android app. Dial *291# from your Safaricom line or *372# from your Equitel line to get started.

All these put in mind, the student does not have to lose out at all on their education.