08/05/2020
And just like that, things changed in a snap. Classes in school were cancelled and we all had to stay at home. It was abrupt that we all suddenly had to continue and finish our children’s schooling at home.
These days, everybody is joining the bandwagon of continuing school education even at the expense of our mental and emotional health. Yet here we are, advocating a realistic expectation of how learning should be during these inconvenient and trying times. This brings us to the realization that learning should not stop as it can always take place in the comfort of our own homes.
And if there are only just a few things we can teach and do with our children, that is to read to them; to have them learn new big words about what’s happening around us; to provide them with experiences and words to label them; to incorporate Math in practical daily living; to teach values our families uphold. And just may be, these are more than enough, for now.
There's more to learning than content. As long as kids maintain the essential literacy, numeracy and social skills, they will be well placed to pick up content they may have missed later.