Reopening schools: a practitioner’s perspective on June 7, 2020After much stormy debate, as states the world over slacken their self-imposed lockdowns, they confront a bleak economic landscape and a strikingly unfamiliar world. In Asia, governments pledge billions in stimulus money, yet continue to downplay the reopening of schools. This is unacceptable and demands an urgency equal to other national priorities. Massive injections of […]
Slashing screen time for children is not the solution on July 20, 2019Young children glued to their smartphones is a common sight. At home, and in public places like restaurants and malls, children are blankly thumbing away at their mobile devices, either playing games or watching YouTube. Adults, of course, play an outsized role in encouraging this behaviour. No family dinner seems complete these days without everyone […]