Distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the fabric of life for people around the world, including in Indonesia. Since the Coronavirus outbreak hit Indonesia, the government has enforced various strict regulations to prevent further spread. One of the policies for education is distance learning. This distance learning is a policy issued by the government, especially the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Research and Technology / National Agency for Research and Innovation, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools and campuses.

    I have interviewed my young brother who was still in junior high school and he thought distance learning was uncomfortable, he could not fully understand the material, he could not ask the teacher as usual, and he had more assignments than before when he was in school. Another obstacle is that when he starts trying to do a task on his cellphone, there is always the temptation to open games or other social media. According to his statement, the media used during PJJ were: Google Calssroom, Quipper, and WhatsApp. He also conveyed some of the advantages of distance learning, namely that he can do assignments while eating or postpone it and then do it at another time. but still according to him he prefers studying at school than studying at home.

He hopes that he can go to school as usual so he can meet his friends and teachers directly.