Beyond reopening schools
Could education systems emerge stronger than before Covid-19?As it has been said for ages,every cloud has a silver lining,the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least one positive thing: a much greater appreciation for the importance of schools,especially the public ones.As parents struggled to work with their children at home due to schools closure, public recognition of the essential caretaking role schools play in society has seen an all time high ranking. As learners struggled to learn from home, parents’ gratitude for teachers, their skills, and their invaluable role in student well-being, has risen. As communities struggle to take care of their vulnerable children and youth, parents and guardians can not wait to hand over the learnrs back to the teachers. It is therefore valuable to look beyond these immediate concerns of reopening and focus to what may be possible for education on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is hard to fathom or imagine that there will be anot...