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The lost generation and our extraordinary circumstances — Maszlee Malik

Tuesday, 09 Feb 2021 03:42 PM MYT“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ― WB Yeats

There is also the possibility that the group’s initiation into the ‘lost generation’ class has begun months or years before Covid-19, as the data on illiteracy among Standard 2 to 6 suggests. Economic struggles and financial obligations have been proven to deter children from finishing school. Environmental factors may also push children from among the B40 group further down the ladder of academic survival.

For almost a year, online learning has haunted teachers, students, and parents with surmounting issues of unstable or non-existent internet access, unavailable gadgets in certain households that impede students’ participation, and various other environmental problems. Some parties have taken the initiative to provide students with laptops, tablets, and smartphones to ease their learning process.

Children who cannot keep up are more likely to feel excluded, and inevitably, give up on school. What we need now is the how; how can we help? Our approach is focused on making learning fun with the philosophy of playing is learning. The adoption of this method is to ensure that the feeling of exclusion or left-behind is replaced by the joy and enthusiasm for learning. The changemakers will be trained to be wary of the children’s’ safety, to ask them “Do you feel safe?” and observe their reactions to the lessons.

 

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