Challenge 

 During this pandemic , and the consequential lockdown has resulted in kids doing online schooling . It   was fun in start , but soon we realized that this is not the best way for kids to study , not at least now .    There are pros and cons , but without the proper transition to the online education as norm , both kids   and parents and teachers did not know how to cope with it . One of the observations that I , along with   my 2 friends , made was drop in grades of the children . There was a lack of concentration and not   following the routines of sleep , food and study . 

 We came together to try to find a solution of this problem . And we were convinced we can get some   innovative idea that can help all students and their parents / teachers alike . 

 Selection 

 Around the same time , I have been introduced to this course . Talking about the way innovation works ,   this course did provide me a framework on how to come up with innovative solutions to the problems .    Particularly important was the point of WHAT - IS . Before we start working on the solution , we must   understand , where are we ? We must understand the ground reality , not only from my or my friend ’s   perspective but from the bigger audience . 

 Mind mapping as described in week 3 tutorial was particularly helpful .   This tool helps people to provide   their MINDFUL insight into the problems they are facing . It will help me to focus on the right set of   issues rather than , trying to solve an issue that I perceive is important . 

 Application 

 Me and my friends came together and formed a team to apply this technique to understand WHAT - IS .   The decided the following approach to be followed : 

 1 . We wanted to approach teachers , students , and parents in the study .    2 . We prepared an open - ended questionnaire on google forms where the subject can describe the 

 problems they are facing . 

 3 . It was decided that we will do 15 min discussions with at least 5 persons we know . This will be a 

 mix audience of parents and teachers . 

 4 . Once the discussions are over and we have received our responses , each of us will try to find 

 some common patterns or understanding coming from discussions . We decided to note it down   on the paper . 

 5 . Next step was for all of us to meet and try to find common patterns from the data we have 

 collected . We wanted this meeting to be un - biased with our own thoughts and purely base on   the data we have received from our discussions and question responses . 

 Once we are clear on the WHAT - IS situation of the reality we are in , we shall start looking for ideas to fix   the common denominator . 

 Insight and Approach 

 As described in the lecture , the outcome was eyeopener . When we started , we were trying to look at   the problem from my perspective and not getting a whole 360 view . When we received inputs from the   different teachers and parents , we did receive varied concerns with very clear patterns coming out as   common issues . Some of them are listed below : 

 1 . Network connectivity is inconsistent   2 . Eating habits have changed    3 . No exercise routine for teachers and parents    4 . Working time has increased    5 . Kids need orientation    6 . Parents need to assist kids while doing their own work from home    7 . Kids homework is not checked properly    8 . Sleeping is irregular    9 . Not playing for kids make them cranky 

 These have been very common understanding of the challenges faced by the parents and teachers alike   and kids as well . 

 If I look back from where I started as the challenge , my initial thought was the “ lack of concentration   and not following the routines of sleep , food and study ” where as once we had the mind mapping   exercise conducted we are seeing a very bigger picture of the challenges that are being faced . Many of   these are impacting the kids as well . 

 Now we are aware that in order to bring back the kids grades as well as making sure they are studying   effectively and effectively , there are list of problems that we need to address . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Challenge 

 During this pandemic , and the consequential lockdown has resulted in kids doing online schooling . It   was fun in start , but soon we realized that this is not the best way for kids to study , not at least now .    There are pros and cons , but without the proper transition to the online education as norm , both kids   and parents and teachers did not know how to cope with it . One of the observations that I , along with   my 2 friends , made was drop in grades of the children . There was a lack of concentration and not   following the routines of sleep , food and study . 

 We came together to try to find a solution of this problem . And we were convinced we can get some   innovative idea that can help all students and their parents / teachers alike . 

 Selection 

 Around the same time , I have been introduced to this course . Talking about the way innovation works ,   this course did provide me a framework on how to come up with innovative solutions to the problems .    Particularly important was the point of WHAT - IS . Before we start working on the solution , we must   understand , where are we ? We must understand the ground reality , not only from my or my friend ’s   perspective but from the bigger audience . 

 Mind mapping as described in week 3 tutorial was particularly helpful .   This tool helps people to provide   their MINDFUL insight into the problems they are facing . It will help me to focus on the right set of   issues rather than , trying to solve an issue that I perceive is important . 

 Application 

 Me and my friends came together and formed a team to apply this technique to understand WHAT - IS .   The decided the following approach to be followed : 

 1 . We wanted to approach teachers , students , and parents in the study .    2 . We prepared an open - ended questionnaire on google forms where the subject can describe the 

 problems they are facing . 

 3 . It was decided that we will do 15 min discussions with at least 5 persons we know . This will be a 

 mix audience of parents and teachers . 

 4 . Once the discussions are over and we have received our responses , each of us will try to find 

 some common patterns or understanding coming from discussions . We decided to note it down   on the paper . 

 5 . Next step was for all of us to meet and try to find common patterns from the data we have 

 collected . We wanted this meeting to be un - biased with our own thoughts and purely base on   the data we have received from our discussions and question responses . 

 Once we are clear on the WHAT - IS situation of the reality we are in , we shall start looking for ideas to fix   the common denominator . 

 Insight and Approach 

 As described in the lecture , the outcome was eyeopener . When we started , we were trying to look at   the problem from my perspective and not getting a whole 360 view . When we received inputs from the   different teachers and parents , we did receive varied concerns with very clear patterns coming out as   common issues . Some of them are listed below : 

 1 . Network connectivity is inconsistent   2 . Eating habits have changed    3 . No exercise routine for teachers and parents    4 . Working time has increased    5 . Kids need orientation    6 . Parents need to assist kids while doing their own work from home    7 . Kids homework is not checked properly    8 . Sleeping is irregular    9 . Not playing for kids make them cranky 

 These have been very common understanding of the challenges faced by the parents and teachers alike   and kids as well . 

 If I look back from where I started as the challenge , my initial thought was the “ lack of concentration   and not following the routines of sleep , food and study ” where as once we had the mind mapping   exercise conducted we are seeing a very bigger picture of the challenges that are being faced . Many of   these are impacting the kids as well . 

 Now we are aware that in order to bring back the kids grades as well as making sure they are studying   effectively and effectively , there are list of problems that we need to address .
### Output: 