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Rushed school calendar will hurt learners down the road

From the outset, it should be clear that I support the phased opening of schools. I also understand the difficulty faced by the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders to come up with a feasible school calendar in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The proposed calendar is an attempt at navigating a complex web of factors to redeem lost time. While this is a desirable notion, it is wrongly premised and may not be worth the trouble.

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