Recently, in the Philippines, it is reported that since the new crown epidemic, the Philippines has closed all primary and secondary schools.
Up to now, millions of students in the country have been online classes at home for two consecutive years and have been unable to return to school. This worries experts, saying that this practice will exacerbate the "education crisis" and many students may "never return."
In October 2020, the Philippine education department launched a "blended learning plan", including the launch of online courses, printing learning materials, and broadcasting courses on the media.
However, most students in the Philippines do not have computers or internet at home.
To make matters worse, because of the epidemic, these school-age children were also banned from playing outdoors by the government.
Experts say that distance learning affects children's physical and mental health and development. Long-term social isolation is closely related to children's loneliness and physical illness. With face-to-face learning and social interruption, children may experience skill degradation.
Some parents say that many children learn through materials distributed by the school, but their reading ability has deteriorated sharply because they only like to play with mobile phones.
According to official data from the Philippines, the number of enrollment in September 2020 fell to 26.9 million, and thereafter it fell by 5 million.
(Making Yueziyan)
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