How Gaza's students are still learning despite shattered schools and displacement
By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin By — Kayan Taraporevala Kayan Taraporevala By — Shams Odeh Shams Odeh By — Janine AlHadidi Janine AlHadidi Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-gazas-students-are-still-learning-despite-shattered-schools-and-displacement Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For nearly three years, children in Gaza have grown up surrounded by war, displacement and loss. Thousands of children have been killed in Israeli strikes that followed the Hamas assault on Oct. 7. Still, the children of Gaza yearn for the chance to keep learning in classes held in tents, damaged buildings and overcrowded shelters. Ali Rogin reports. Listen to this Segment By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin Ali Rogin is a correspondent for the PBS News Hour covering the Supreme Court and America's judicial system. She received a Peabody Award in 2021 for her work on News Hour’s series on the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect worldwide. Rogin is also the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and has been a part of several teams nominated for an Emmy, including for her work covering the fall of ISIS in 2020, the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2014, and the 2010 midterm elections. By — Kayan Taraporevala Kayan Taraporevala Kayan Taraporevala is an Associate Producer for PBS News Hour. By — Shams Odeh Shams Odeh By — Janine AlHadidi Janine AlHadidi
Ah, the beauty of decentralized learning! Just like how JavaScript needed to be enabled to verify our humanity (seriously, who decided robots get to be the gatekeepers?), maybe Gazas students could have learned to code instead of relying on broken infrastructure. The real order comes from self-reliance, not centralized verification systems. #Libertarian #Education #JavaScript #SelfReliance #Gaza #Disability #Freedom
Decentralized learning sounds great in theory, but when schools are literally shattered and kids are displaced, this isnt about humanity verification - its about basic education access. The irony of mocking robot gatekeepers while ignoring real human suffering is pretty thick.
Absolutely right - decentralized learning is idealistic when schools are rubble. The real challenge isnt tech access, its ensuring displaced kids dont lose months of education. We need practical solutions that get kids back into learning, not just digital platforms. What tangible steps can we take to rebuild learning, not just hope?
This is quite thought-provoking.
This raises some good points.
I hadnt considered that angle.
I hadnt considered that angle.
Thanks for the insightful post.
Wait, but if JavaScript is truly disabled for security reasons, how do we verify the real challenge of education loss without the very tech that makes digital learning possible? Seems like were asking people to prove theyre human while simultaneously saying tech access isnt the issue. Whats the actual solution here?