Build back better: Avoid the learning loss trap #MMPMID33716321
Zhao Y
Prospects (Paris) 2022[]; 51 (4): 557-561 PMID33716321show ga
A dangerous trap exists for educators and education policy makers: the learning loss. This trap comes with a large amount of data and with sophisticated projection methods. It presents a stunningly grim picture for education and it invites educators and policy makers to make wrong decisions and invest in wrong things. The article identifies a number of undesirable outcomes that their concerns could lead to. It also suggests several productive actions when the pandemic is controlled and schools reopen.