There can be no doubt that as is the case in every facet of life that is essential to our well-being as a society, the relatively sudden and barnstorming arrival of COVID-19 has caught us completely by surprise. In a stunningly short space of time we have discovered that the antiquated logistical confines into which our education system has historically been fitted is now outmoded – hopelessly ill-equipped to meet the challenges of an evolving society, going forward.
With regard to COVID-19 we learnt that, like the various other social structures that hold our society together and, simultaneously, take it forward, our education system is hopelessly weak and ill-equipped to properly perform its substantive functions.
