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Nsovo would like to eventually return to school, as she misses her friends and prefers learning in the classroom environment.
“I would prefer to go to school because I want to just see my friends in real person. It is different from normal school and I feel more comfortable at normal school when we are together.”
Parents also have to adapt and navigate the muddy waters of learning during lockdown. Nsovo’s mother Valeria Mahlangu told News24 that, after the initial challenging start to learning from home, she has decided not to micromanage her daughter, but rather to supervise, as she trusts the school and its teachers’ competency.
“They briefed us as parents on how the system was going to work and from that week on I just realised that, you know what, I’m not a teacher, there’s a programme and I trust the process,” Mahlangu said.
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She thinks schools should only open after winter, because many people will get sick during this time.
“Between now and the end of July, I would prefer the schools not to open, mainly because this is the time of upper-respiratory infections. I feel like, at this point in time, the kids are more vulnerable. Obviously, I will follow what the school has to say, and all we can do is trust that the kids will be protected,” she said.
