DepEd pag-uusapan kung ipapagpaliban ang August 24 school opening
MANILA, Philippines — Maaaring konsultahin ng Department of Education (DepEd) ngayong araw ang kanilang mga regional directors hinggil sa panukalang ipagpaliban muna ang pagsisimula ng distance learning sa loob ng dalawang linggo.
'Yan ay kahit na una nang sinabi ni Education Secretary Leonor Briones na "wala nang makapipigil pa sa pagsisimula nito sa ika-24 ng Agosto," bagay na pinapayagan ng batas.
Kapapasa lang ng Republic Act 11480 noong Hulyo, na nagbibigay kapangyarihan kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na iusog ang pagsisimula ng klase basta't may "state of calamity" o "emergency."
"It would depend on the assessment of the whole team. Secretary Liling [Briones] is very consultative and collaborative in coming up with decisions," sabi ni Education Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instructions Diosdado San Antonio sa panayam ng ANC, Biyernes.
Aniya, isa raw ityo sa mga "main item" na kanilang pag-uusapan ngayong hapon.
Ilang senador na ang nananawagang gawing Oktubre na lang ang pagsusumula ng blended learning, lalo na't hindi pa raw handa ang sistema ng edukasyon sa ngayon.
Ipinagbabawal pa rin ang face-to-face learning dahil sa banta ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pero kasama sa mga gagamitin ng blended learning ang paggamit ng internet, radyo, telebisyon at modules sa pagtuturo at pag-aaral.
Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Antonio na "lagpas kalahati" pa lang daw ang modules na naiimprenta, na gagamitin sana ng ilang hindi makabibili ng panibagong gadgets para sa online classes.
Sa ngayon, gagamitin daw ang mga portfolios, reflection papers, videos ng mga estudyante at pakikipag-usap sa mga guro para masukat kung naiintindihan ba talaga ang mga pinag-aaralan.
"This is also the perfect time for us to teach honesty to our own young children. While we say that the parents should extend support, the parents should not be the one to prepare the tasks or the assignment," sabi pa ni Antonio.
Ilang araw pa lang ang nakalilipas nang makiusap sina Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri at Sen. Christopher Go kung maaaring wala munang ibagsak na mga estudyante sa unang anim na buwan habang nag-aadjust pa lang sa distance learning. — James Relativo
Follow this thread for updates on when classes will resume, and how those classes will be conducted.
Photo: Students wearing protective face masks have their temperatures taken while entering their college campus in Manila on January 31, 2020. AFP/Ted Aljibe
DepEd says School Year 2022-2023 "shall open on Monday, August 22, 2022, and shall end on July 7, 2023. It shall consist of 203 school days or as may be determined by further issuance/s in case of changes in the school calendar due to unforeseen circumstances."
Sen. Nancy Binay calls on the Commission on Higher Education and the inter-agency task force on COVID-19 not to "burden" students over requirements for face-to-face classes.
Higher educations students are being required to present medical insurance and other documents before participating in face-to-face classes.
“This is a cumbersome and unnecessary requirement para sa college students, considering that by law, all Filipinos are automatic members of PhilHealth. Sa totoo lang, 'di kailangang dagdagan ang proseso, dapat nga mas simplehan pa,” Binay says.
The Department of Education announces that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
"The expansion of the number of pilot schools will allow a greater degree of experience among all our regions that will serve us well for the expanded phase of face-to-face classes," DepEd says.
With the approval of the Office of the President, the Department of Education is announcing that it will increase the number of participating schools in the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes.
— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) November 11, 2021
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COVID-19 immunization has started for tertiary students in Ilocos Norte as part of the massive vaccination campaign of the Commission on Higher Education.
This in preparation for the reopening of in-person tertiary classes, CHED-Regional Office 1 said as a ceremonial vaccination of students at Mariano Marcos State University was held on Monday in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, the provincial government and Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
About 800 students are expected to be inoculated through the CHED immunization drive.
Prior to this, MMSU had already vaccinated 75% of its student population. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao
President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized limited face-to-face classes for the following programs:
- Engineering and Technology programs
- Hospitality/ Hotel and Restaurant Management
- Tourism/ Travel Management
- Marine Engineering
- Marine Transportation
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera, who made the announcement, said the authorization applies to "degree programs that require hands-on experience in higher education institutions under Modified General Community Quarantine."
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