However, embracing these concepts sometimes requires the Government’s support, and the online education system, especially, seems to be making very little progress when compared with the time the Government first started promoting it. What promoting the online education system means is supporting it, financing it, and raising awareness about it. According to the Ceylon Teachers’ Union, around 60% of school students do not have access to online education systems. However, the bigger question is, does Sri Lanka even have a proper plan to make the online education system a reality? Due to the lack of planning and focus by the authorities, many of the students in Sri Lanka are unable to learn.

Source: The Nation June 24, 2021 17:15 UTC