Face-to-face interaction between teacher and student has been forfeited and they have had to resort to online classes. For example, let the first day of school this year be on Sept 1 with the year ending on Aug 31, 2022. This is, of course, easier than repeating the entire school year. We are in essence just adding several “bonus” months of learning done so far this year and beginning anew with the actual school term in September. At every level, from Year One to upper secondary, we must not ignore the effect of lost face-to-face learning time.

Source: The Star August 03, 2021 00:22 UTC