There's a trending hash tag now on Twitter. It's #AcademicFreezeNOW. Here are some of the tweets of students and also parents about this issue.
This is my own opinion about it.
As a parent - It's based on my own observation here in our place. Though I am not a parent yet of student, I feel the pressure and stress of the parents here regarding the online class or even the module one. Yes, they want to enroll their children because they say this year will be wasted if they not enrolled their children but on the back of their mind is the question. How can I manage to teach my children at the same time doing household chores. How can I teach my children their lesson if I dont know the lesson because I am only elementary graduate. How can I provide those tools needed if my husband is a minimum wager and the money he earned is for our daily expenses only. How can I assured that my children will be learned on my teaching.
As a student - I know most of the students having a hard time on this type of learning system. I even saw a short post here about their struggle about the online class. I know there many users in Readcash who are still studying. I dont know their exact feeling as I was not on their situation but as you can see on the tweets they are having a hard time and they said if this set up continue , some students will have an emotional breakdown or anxiety/ depression.
I also read those student asking for help to be able to buy a laptop for their online class. They created a hash tag #PisoParaSaLaptop. I personally saw it on my newsfeed and while scrolling down the comment on that post, I was amazed on how the people who commented contributed even a small amount to help student. But then there's also a post that is alarming. The student is willing to send nudes just for the sake of money to buy laptop.
I dont have full knowledge about this, I just want to share it to you guys to hear your views and opinions. But if I will to choose, I choose to freeze the academic for this year because all of the people involved are having a hard time. The students, teachers and also parents.
What's your opinion about this?
I am kinda annoyed with dep.ed and ched forcing this school year like wtf all people are having this pandemic crisis. Our president does not want to open the school yet before the vaccine is our to ensure the student's and teachers' safety but those goddamn people on dep.ed and ched are really forcing online class. Not all students and parents can afford it, modular class is the other option but still for me that was all not an effective way of learning, considering our turtle-like net connection. People in the education department have self-interest and do not think about the student's welfare lol.