We are into the 3rd week of the closure of tuition centres and the question many parents and students ask is when are things returning to normal. Hey, even we ask ourselves that question!
No crystal ball here. We simply can’t predict how well the currently tightening measures are going to work. Tuition centres, schools and other non-essential businesses are supposed to close till 4 May 2020. Will the restrictions and closures continue? Perhaps, if the COVID-19 situation worsens and the casualties pile up.
But one thing we do know is like other pandemics, COVID-19 will last for at least more than a year till it burns out by itself or a cure or vaccine is made available. Even if Singapore manages its situation well now, COVID-19 is still out there in the world. Who knows when an imported case will cause another outbreak locally?
One thing is for sure – online teaching and learning will be around for good. If not being the main dish, it will always be a supplement in case it is needed at the front line again. Anyway, COVID-19 is probably not the only pandemic we will face. Years back, the haze has been a major threat to our routine way of life so do not forget about natural disasters or human caused events too.
At the end of the day, our advice to all is to embrace online teaching and learning, as well as its implementation in online tuition. Though not as effective as face-to-face lessons, online tuition is nevertheless the only available form of support for students who need extra help in their studies right now. Even when COVID-19 is resolved, it will be part of the New Normal. Thus, we have fully implemented it in all our lessons and will continue to use it as part of our pedagogy in the foreseeable future.
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