Online Learning A Nightmare For 5 Kids With Just One Phone

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Hasyani Mat Jusoh, who is suffering from colon cancer, now has to worry how her five children can follow online classes as she only has one smartphone. (Bernama pic)KOTA BHARU: It may have been easy for the authorities to ask teachers to carry out classes online but for many poor families, it has become a nightmare.
Take the family of Hasyani Mat Jusoh and her five children for instance. Since school began last Sunday, the siblings have been sharing her smartphone to study via teaching and learning at home (PdPR).
Hasyani, 42, said her family is among the poor who are finding it difficult to adapt to online learning, which is held from 8am to 12.30pm.
She said as there is only one smartphone at their disposal, the children, aged between six and 15, had to take turns to complete their schoolwork.
“It is a tough situation trying to figure out how to provide for my children in order not to disrupt their online learning as my husband is an odd job worker with no fixed income.
“At times, my children will cry from frustration after having to wait too long for their turn to connect to their virtual classroom,” Hasyani said when met at her house in Kampung Sri Kulim Melor here today.
She said the slow internet connection was also a snag and she was forced to upgrade the internet plan which cost her an additional RM30 reload each week.
According to Hasyani, since the movement control order (MCO) was enforced, her phone had broken down twice and had to be sent for repairs.
Besides this challenge, Hasyani has to worry about her medical treatment, after being diagnosed with stage two colon cancer two years ago.
As such, Hasyani, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital and physiotherapy at the Mahligai Health Clinic, is hopeful that someone will help her family.
“I would be grateful if my children can be provided with two smartphones to cope with their PdPR sessions. This is sufficient to make online learning easier for them,” she added. - FMT

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