Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views

Posted by William Hauk, Lisa Miller and Wayne Au | September 24, 2022 | 0 responses

President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive. But to many Americans who have long since returned to pre-COVID 19 activities and are now being forced back into the office, the remark may ring true. The problem is that what […] … learn more→

Here’s how much learning South African children lost in the pandemic

Posted by Servaas van der Berg and Chris van Wyk | June 1, 2022 | 0 responses

When a state of disaster was declared in South Africa in 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic, a hard lockdown was instituted and schools were shut. This was followed by varying periods of lockdowns, school closure and rotational timetables to maintain social distancing across different grades. Administrative data show that children in South Africa missed at least […] … learn more→

What to do if the children still do not want to remove the mask?

Posted by Maria Jesus Hernandez Jimenez | May 16, 2022 | 0 responses

After the fear and insecurity caused by the pandemic, we have seen how little by little it has come to be controlled thanks to vaccines. Also how serious cases of covid-19 decrease every day. For adults, this allows us to recover our almost “normal” life. But in the case of the smallest (boys and girls under 10 years […] … learn more→

COVID-19: Maintaining normalcy at an abnormal time

| January 8, 2021 | 0 responses

The world has been living with coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, for the better part of a year now. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. We were originally told that shutting down and staying home for a couple of weeks would be all that was necessary to contain the virus. And yet, […] … learn more→

Education, the great forgotten of this pandemic

| June 29, 2020 | 0 responses

Few families have not suffered the problems experienced by students and teachers to carry out the course, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent period of confinement. And now we look out with uncertainty and concern at the start of the new academic year that is coming. Reading the book The utility of the useless. Manifesto , […] … learn more→

Pandemics and PhDs

| March 16, 2020 | 0 responses

The pandemic is upon us. My university is moving rapidly online with everyone who can working at home. I’ve seen a lot on social media about how to teach online, whether to teach on line, and how to offer students support. I haven’t yet seen a lot about PhDers and their research. Well maybe a […] … learn more→