many thought the situation would revert to normal in a matter of weeks— difficulties have been observed in the way teachers taught and students learned.
Gaps that had been existing long before COVID-19 became even more pronounced and complex. Learning poverty prior to the pandemic was already at 69.5 percent. And then, egregious mistakes in the learning modules were discovered, ranging from grammatical and factual errors to oppressive and downright ridiculous gender stereotypes.
Now however there is reason to believe, barring another COVID surge or variant, that our students can picture themselves returning to their classrooms and physically interacting with their teachers and classmates.This week we heard from the Department of Education saying it was now mapping out a recovery plan to address the gaps caused by the pandemic. It is a part of the agency’s post-pandemic efforts, said Secretary Leonor Briones.
Another education official said the recovery plan is anchored on “learning remediation and intervention, professional development, health, safety, and wellness.”It is too late in the day for the education department to be mapping out its strategies on how to resume face-to-face instruction effectively.
There! Blame it on the 'changed' educational system imposed during the previous administration that resulted in what Leni Robredo claims to have dwindled! Leni must be advised that it was that yellow time when the Education tumbled down, where Common sense was nowhere to find👊🇵🇭