The Covid crisis should push us to re-imagine education in radical ways that we’ll be thankful for At six, in grade 1, my daughter returned from school in a chirpy mood. “What did you study today?" I asked.
She was puzzled. “I didn’t study anything," she replied, “but I learnt a lot." Education in the time of Covid-19 offers a similar and radical opportunity: to let children learn effectively without being burdened by having to study unimaginatively.
The nation’s education system is in turmoil. While it has been disrupted before, due to wars, strikes, or floods, never has it had to stop all physical proximity.
Governments, teachers, parents and students are all asking the same questions with differing levels of anxiety: What should we do