FIRST STRUGGLES OF THE EMERGING DISTANCE LEARNING NECESITY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

Abstract

Context: The social context of COVID-19 forced everyone to social distancing. This had an impact on the way people way of living. The education system is no exception. The main “actors” were put in a challenging situation. They were faced with implementing distance learning in an environment that has not been fully prepared for this. Objectives: This paper proposes to investigate the primary education’s “actors” (inspectors, teachers, parents) opinions regarding the Romanian educational system and identify the struggles they faced in the beginning of Covid-19 context. Method: This article uses an analysis of the comments on subjects regarding the transition from the classroom to home, published on platforms related to education to portrait better the context and struggles of implementing online learning in a system not fully prepared. Results: As a result, the paper highlights the struggles of implementing distance learning for primary schools at this moment. Conclusion: This paper highlights the challenges that must be overcome to have an educational system that can support distance learning for young children.