The Lost Years of Today's Children: Learning Loss in the Pandemic

Remember when everyone thought the emergence of Covid-19 would only result in a short 2-week break from school? Unfortunately, the current reality for many students is approaching almost two years of online school. Sure, many of us enjoy attending university lectures and work from the comfort of our own home, but only because we are technologically savvy, and are all too familiar with our gadgets. But what about the children aged 3 to 5 years old, who have yet to attend a single day of preschool? What about the primary school children whose critical developmental years are reduced to idle learning in front of a computer? This is the chilling concern that clouds many parents, especially those with younger children.