It is more fun criticizing
Rizal Philippines
June 2020
In the midst of pandemic, a conflict emerges. The President wants the children to stay at home and wait it out until such time that there is a vaccine and/or pandemic has died down (at 7 million infections and 400,000 dead?)
There is an option of on line learning.
Like the health system which covid19 has audited to be inadequate to meet the challenges of pandemic (even the reporting alone) the educational system has shown its weakness which need tobe addressed)
Let us take one line teaching. I have experienced as an educator and even practiced on line teaching using social media If there is no online experience and structure (to which even college students object) then let us wait for one year. What are the deficiences:
1. Lack of tablets and or devices by the student;
2. Still deficient internet connectivity
3. What about content and training of teachers.
Do we have enough time to develop all of these for the August 24 opening. With due respect to the abilities of our education leaders.
Consider also the customers; most would not have the PHP to buy the devices, let even enroll. 7 million would be jobless And those who we think who can afford: seafarers and OFW. In the US it was reported that 50% of those who would be in college, would dare not take their first year course via Zoom.
So if we are not ready, let us obey the President.
Schools would of course want to continue operating in business and those who would lose jobs, would surely push that the school year open.
Let us think.
In Korea and Japan, the fist institution to close in case of resurgence are schools
