“Mikaiel Kaiesz, 13, is among the hundreds of thousand of students who have missed out on face-to-face school sessions for more than six months. This followed the prolonged school closures and the adoption of home-based teaching and learning methods due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When his school first closed, Mikaiel was 12. He had been preparing for his Primary School Achievement Test, or UPSR, which was the standardised assessment for all Year 6 students before they proceed to secondary school. Since the last directive to shut all schools in March this year, the government announced the abolishment of UPSR. All of Mikael's class sessions were converted to home-based teaching and learning modules known as PDPR. It has been a burden for Mikael's parents as they had to provide equipment such as mobile devices while making sure the boy has a conducive learning environment at home. At the same time, the internet network must be in good condition. It was stressful for him too as he needed to catch up with his lessons online. His biggest challenge was to adapt to the PDPR framework and to go about his education without physical interaction with teachers. In fact, Mikaiel never knew if he had completed his entire Year 6 syllabus. He had to contend with missing co-curricular activities and gatherings with his schoolmates. Mikaiel is part of a lost generation of school-going children.” Photo by @osmanadnan, 2nd Prize winner of the KLPA Canon Malaysia Awards 2021. @klphotoawards #CanonMalaysia #KLPACanonMalaysiaAwards
Posted 2 years ago
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