Schools closed, but lessons go on

IPOH: Schools might be closed due to the haze, but the learning continues!

SMJK Sam Tet principal Lau Swee Mun said pupils here were receiving homework from their teachers via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform.

“We have been doing this since Thursday – after the prolonged temporary closure of the school.”

Lau said only language-related subjects like English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese were sent to the students via the VLE platform.

The VLE platform is under the iBestariNet project of the Education Ministry, planned to provide online learning for pupils.

Despite having no classes, Lau said that the school library was still open for the pupils.

In PETALING JAYA, students are also receiving their homework online.

Parent Edward Neoh Chuan Tat, 50, was glad his 13-year old daughter from SMJK Katholik could retrieve and do her homework even though she was not at school.

Neoh, who is also the adviser of Jia Zong, an association made up of parents from Chinese schools, said his daughter would only need to sign in to the VLE every day at home to check whether teachers had uploaded homework for them.

The best part, he said, was that parents were given their children’s usernames and passwords, allowing them to check if their children’s homework were completed.

“I hope more schools can adopt the platform to reduce the impact of haze on our children’s education,” he added.