Turbulent Times affects formal education

The world is going through a major crisis owing to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 virus. Countries imposed "Lock Down" to contain the spread of virus. Its glad to note that a few countries like New Zealand have emerged triumphant. Many countries have eased lock down restrictions but the threat is looming large. May scientists trying to find a cure & vaccine to this pandemic come victorious soon ! With lockdown, "Working From Home (WFH)" have gained prominence. Though the system was around for quite some time, many companies have embraced it these days. Except core operations of "Brick & Mortar" companies, WFH offers advantages to all sectors. In line with WFH, formal schooling has also gone to "Online" mode. Physical Classes are the best option where peer group interacts with one another, teacher clarifies doubts by explaining concepts in simpler terms, lot of group activities which will be stored in memory forever to feel Nostalgic about... Online classes will require a very robust networking infrastructure & availability of connectivity & required bandwidth to each student. Present scenario in many developing countries are far from ideal. Though efforts to build infrastructure is going on, its a time taking process. Television (e.g. "Victors" channel in Kerala) & Social media streaming sites is being used which is a very welcome step in improving the learning experience. I hope governments can release some frequencies from licensing so that community radio stations can be started by local bodies or even schools with low power transmitters to cater to students nearby. This will bridge the gap between the teacher & the student. Presently teacher on Victors channel is addressing students of whole state of Kerala. With community radio stations, it may be possible for each school to start a low power transmitter with help from parents, NGOs, Alumni associations etc. I would have loved to suggest local TV station but the cost might as well play spoil sport. Moreover, i am not sure if Indian laws in vogue allows terrestrial transmission any more. All TV sets is required to have a digital subscriber set-top-box these days. One possible way will be to persuade local cable operator to provide a few channels exclusively for School Education. Lectures can be recorded by local school teachers & broadcasted. Agriculture & formation of young people must be given priority by all nations. Fighting pandemic is the first priority. Resurrection of economy may be the second priority. Next priority should be Agriculture & School Education. Till world comes out of Corona Pandemic, all possible alternate ideas for imparting formal education to students must be explored. Afterall "Child is Father of the Man"