Challenge

 

   Education teaches us about our society and environment, as well as how to change them for the better. Education also assist us in developing our own points of view and from our opinions on various aspects of life. And only education can train us to interpret different issues and events in our lives.

          The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc across the globe, upsetting our lives and livelihoods. And therefore, all the enrolled students have been unable to go to their school due to the spread of covid-19 virus. 

    Learning used to be based in face-to-face interaction between the teacher and the learner. But due to the proliferation of COVID-19, face-to-face classes were discouraged. This was enforced for the safety of the school staffs and the learners. But despite this pandemic that we are currently experiencing, the Government of the Philippines believes that learning should not stop. Modular Learning was suggested to facilitate the learning process and ensure the continuation of learning. This way of learning was choosen because not all students can afford to provide gadgets for online lectures. The signal in rural places is also inadequate, and those students will fall behind their studies. And as a result of the Modular Learning, some students work into the wee hours of the morning to complete the assigned task in each module. Modular Learning. On the other hand, is ineffective since the lessons are not adequately defined. There are also activities that are inappropriate for the learners ability, with which might cause a serious problem.

  And now, I’m calling out for the attention of the Government of the Philippines especially the Department of Education to please implement and allow face-to-face classes as soon as possible and provide a quality education. Because right now, some of the students are doing their schoolworks not to learn but only for them to be able to pass something to their teachers.

References: 

CASEL. "Fundamentals of SEL". Accessed October 24, 2021. http://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/

Russel Louis C. Ku. "DepEd eyes additional 177 public schools for pilot face-to-face classes". Accessed October 24, 2021.https://www.worldonline.com/deped-eyes-additional-177-public-schools-for-pilot-face-to-face-classes//

Brin Isaac. "How Thomasians view online classes: one semester down, more to go". Accessed October 24,2021. https://tomasinoweb,org/stories/features/how-thomasians-view-online-classes-one-semester-done-more-to-go/