Hundreds of millions of children in nearly 50 countries have been out of class, some for as long as two months, due to coronavirus fears.
In Tehran, 7-year-old Amir Mahdi uploads homework via WhatsApp, sings songs with friends over video chat and watches live streams of classes each morning, but it’s still not enough to keep him from feeling restless.
“I am worried about his health. I am trying to make him tired by physically doing house chores, but I’m so tired because I cannot entertain him,” she said. “I even repaired an old cellphone so that he can play with it.
He often stares out his window at a park that’s mostly empty. His connection to the outside world is a desktop computer surrounded by stacks of library books — including Roald Dahl’s “Witches,” a dark fantasy that revolves around secret societies of child-hating witches — that would be overdue if school was open.
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