An education watershed: Days of future past


WHILE we focus on the present casualties and problems associated with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there is a realisation that the long-term effects for the world’s youth will be more dire. Education has been a cornerstone of society from Ancient Egypt and the Han Dynasty through to the modern day systems governed by politics.

It remains, along with culture, a pillar of any society. And now, the Covid-19 pandemic has successfully disrupted the sector and made us think about how our children are being educated.

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