The Roving Pandemic Educator
The many issues around the implementation of online learning caused Avan Fathurrahman to decide to continue visiting his pupils.
Avan Fathurrahman
Gaps in the online learning system during the COVID-19 pandemic period have caused students in remote villages to be left behind. To help them catch up, Avan Fathurrahman, 41, is visits his pupils one by one despite the high risk of being exposed to the virus.
While students in major cities are using sophisticated technology to learn during the pandemic, those in remote villages, such as the students of SDN Batuputih Laok 3 state primary school in Batuputih, Sumenep regency, Madura, can only resign themselves to their situation. Far from possessing laptops or computers, even smart handheld devices are beyond their reach.