Students from all over the world must have been so fed up by online classes, group assignment, and tons of material to read during this pandemic. However, that wasn’t the case for students in Cipaganti. For some of them, basic smartphone is a luxury, data package is too pricy to afford, and the word “Zoom” still means to get a close up view of something. Online-based learning isn’t an unheard idea, rather that it is too extravagant to be applied in this village.

Students from all over the world must have been so fed up by online classes, group assignment, and tons of material to read during this pandemic. However, that wasn’t the case for students in Cipaganti. For some of them, basic smartphone is a luxury, data package is too pricy to afford, and the word “Zoom” still means to get a close up view of something. Online-based learning isn’t an unheard idea, rather that it is too extravagant to be applied in this village.

COVID-19 ignorance was not only the problem. The kids was really weak at math department, so I had to come up with a way to encourage them to learn. They liked it when things were taught interactively, so for example, I tried to teach them about fraction by using tomatoes. They paid attention and were so excited to finish the exercise! I was so proud of them.

I think, for the long run, not only we have to be ready to expand the curriculum so it suits the current event, but we need to also find a way so the kids would be more interested in learning things, even in this kind of situation. I am still saddened by the fact that some of them are incapable of doing simple math like division. I might not made a significant change, but I hope what I did can inspire the teacher and the community to care more about the education.