Pandemic brought to Education
By Stephanie M. Perez
The pandemic has highlighted the big gap among schools in terms of equity, access, and support for teachers, students, and education, in general. Some schools quickly responded to the school closures because they had better access to digital technologies and more teachers who are trained and equipped with the skills needed in teaching with technology. On the other hand, some schools dabbled with problems related with access and readiness. Parents also were not spared in this pandemic as they became teachers overnight and had to understand the modules or online learning activities that teachers have created for their children. In reality, not all parents were ready for this new set-up and a lot of them were overwhelmed by the things that they have to do with their children.
In the new normal, there should be a stronger home and school partnership that can facilitate better and more consistent communication and collaboration between teachers and parents. Communication of learning goals, expectations, and feedback can help sustain the needed collaborative relationship between the parents, and the teacher. To do this, the school can create opportunities that can teach parents how to navigate the online learning environment, guide their children as they learn online, and even, nourish their children’s curiosity at home. This idea on partnership can still be further expanded to include the local community, especially the local government units.https://francisjimtuscano.com/2020/05/07/its-not-about-online-learning-a-reflection-on-the-new-normal-in-education-part-2/
DepEd guided the schools to overcome issues and concerns to address the new and challenging normal situation if we will work for hand in hand to conquer this predicament in spite of what is happening nowadays still Quality Education must be pushed through. This will become easier with the help of our stakeholders, parents, PTA, and the community especially to the teachers and the rest of the team.
May this pandemic we faced will turned into a nightmare to everybody sooner while we stand together by God’s providence grace as we continue doing for the betterment of our learners. ###
