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View all search resultsOnline learning has robbed Gita Rizkasari’s son, 8-year-old Abid, of the chance to see his friends at school in Jakarta. Abid, who entered his first year of elementary school not long after the pandemic hit the country last year, is now moving on to his second year as the government makes preparations to reopen schools.
Many parents across Jakarta feel unprepared for coteaching their children at home and often struggle to help children stay focused when attending virtual classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has revealed.
It is no exaggeration to call the recent suicide of a senior high school student in the South Sulawesi regency of Gowa a tragedy. The death of the teenager, who killed himself on Oct. 17 allegedly as a result of unbearable mental distress caused by his inability to cope with the demands of online learning, should be a wake-up call for all the country’s education stakeholders.
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