A year ago the first MCO was announced and a one-week school holiday extended -- perhaps the beginning of disruption to the rest of the school year. It started a generation’s missing year with the digital divide and a lack of capacity on the part of the Ministry of Education to pivot fast and comprehensively enough to fill the emerging gaps. Could the educational dimension of pandemic management have been better? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to DAP MP for Kulai and former Deputy Education Minister, Teo Nie Ching.
