Longing for the Classroom
Education stopped in some regions. Teachers are having difficulty visiting the homes of students.
Devy Ernis
August 10, 2020
WEARING a mask, nearly every day Shopia Ping Luhat, 48, goes out carrying a stack of books and blank sheets of paper. Taking turns with another instructor, this teacher at Abdi Mulya Kindergarten on the bank of Mahakam River, Long Tuyoq village in Mahakam Ulu Regency, East Kalimantan, visits the homes of 20-some students. “The children no longer come to the school because they are afraid of catching the coronavirus,” said Shopia when
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