Teacher survey: Learning loss is global— and significant

Education and Society

06 Jan 2023

Teacher survey: Learning loss is global— and significant

Although teachers around the world have different 
styles and standards for learning, there is one 
thing on which they seem to agree: a computer 
is no match for a classroom as a place for kids to 
learn. While many continue to teach students online 
because of the COVID-19 pandemic—and may be 
understandably reluctant to return to in-person 
instruction until they feel safe—the majority of those 
polled in a new McKinsey survey said that the remote 
learning experienced over the past year is a poor 
substitute for being back in the classroom. We asked 
teachers in eight countries to rate the effectiveness 
of remote learning when it was first rolled out in 
response to school shutdowns between March and 
July of 2020.

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