Coronavirus – Is distance learning available for every Hungarian student?

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, schools and universities have been kept closed in Hungary, and distance learning methods have been introduced, mostly on the platforms of Microsoft Teams and other systems. Although many reported that distance learning works perfectly at their homes, there are families in Hungary who do not even know what that is. 

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HVG reported that a 2017 study about digital learning divided Hungarian households into four groups. In the first group, there are families with no computers or an internet connection. In the second, there is an internet connection, but only one computer is available for two or three children. The third one includes families where there is an internet connection as well as one computer for two children. Last but not least, the fourth group includes families with an internet connection and one computer for each child. 

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Scientists believe that the first two groups cannot learn with distance learning methods at all. Their estimations may not be precise, though, as they do not mention whether the children have smartphones or how many members of the family use the available computer.