Orang Asli students left in the lurch

HOME-BASED teaching and learning is the safest way to break the Covid-19 chain of infections during the Movement Control Order (MCO). Parents and teachers in cities have grievances about home-based teaching and learning. However, the constraints facing Orang Asli settlements are enormous.Internet access is limited in rural areas, such as Orang Asli villages in the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. In fact, there are villages that do not have electricity or have it only at night. Children whose parents are not information technology-literate will face difficulties and will have to figure out how to use this digital platform on their own. It is not surprising to learn that some teachers are not well-versed in online learning.