However, the National Union of the Teaching Profession has been less critical of the situation.
While its secretary-general Harry H.H. Tan agrees that there have been some negative impact, he pointed out that the teaching and learning process continued through the pandemic.
“It is a continuous process and it does not matter whether it is done at home or at school,” he said.
Nonetheless, he conceded that children who do not have access to their teachers for various reasons, such as poverty or being in broken families, have been left to find their own way.
He said the teaching and learning process will return to normal now that schools have reopened.
Tuesday, 02 Feb 2021 05:13 AM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK AND SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM
A student sanitises her hands after having her temperature recorded at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Jelutong in Shah Alam January 20, 2021. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 The Education Ministry should consider introducing a transition period for students when they return to school once the movement control order (MCO) is lifted, academics have suggested.
This period will give students time to pace themselves and get used to the physical learning environment while rebuilding their motivation and confidence.