Are we ready for regular classes?

Yesterday in one of my group chat with my in laws family, my brother in law, forwarded some photos. In the picture were some chairs arranged properly inside the classroom and the other pictures were parents who were busy cleaning the entire classroom. Prior to that his wife which is a public school teacher has been telling me that limited face to face is possible anytime this school year. Right after the sent photos, my sister in law then commented that the limited face to face at their school is going to start on Monday, December 6.

My sister in law is teaching in one of the public school in Quezon City. Their school is included among the 28 schools in Metro Manila who will resume face to face classes on Monday. Well according to her they have been undergoing some seminars on how to manage the new normal with regards with the coming in person classes. They’ve been briefing all the parents for the possible things that might happen when this new normal face to face classes begin.

So the question now, as a parent or guardian, are we really ready for this new normal face to face classes? As a parent of two elementary students I am all for it as long as it will be limited. I don’t think we are now ready for a regular in person classes. There are so many things needed to be considered but a limited students in each classes would be okay for me. It would be much better than having online class for the 3rd year in a row.

Honestly, I am a little disappointed with this online set up. About a week ago, the first quarter for the academic year is done. That also means all the activities in the module for each week should be passed along with summative tests. Some required it to be written in an intermediate pad paper, while other teacher forwarded a link in which you can directly answers the questionnaires. After the retrieval of answers sheet, the class adviser of my youngest son, forwarded a message in our group chat indicating the students who are incomplete in some subjects. My son was included in the list, so I checked on what subject he is missing. Upon checking it, I forwarded a screenshot to the group chat that my son has already comply with it. Their adviser thought that maybe the subject teacher hasn’t updated it yet.

The following week, she sent another names of the students who hasn’t completed some of the required activities and again she sent the list of the names from the other week, so the other parents including me forwarded the screenshot which is a proof that our kids has already complied with it. The adviser of my son, then responded that we should stop sending screenshots, because according to her, as a teacher they have other students to attend to and many things to checked on, saying in the end thanks to those who understand. I was like, after sending the proof that we complied with the activity, you reply as if we don’t understand the teachers situation. In the first place it’s your job as a teacher to do the checking because you get paid for it. While the parents and the guardians were trying their best to teach their children without getting any penny. So much being entitled huh.

Enough of my rants, I know everyone really suffered in this online set up, teachers aren’t used to teach children in the front of a laptop or cellphone. If they are given a chance to choose I am sure they would prefer teaching inside the classrooms. So yeah I am up for this limited face to face classes. I know we all have fears, hesitation, and objections regarding this, but for me I guess it’s about time that kids can now go to school for heaven’s sake. We can’t live our life staying in the four corners of our house. Children deserved to be taught in a proper classroom. They deserve a good education these teachers can only give. They deserve to have friends at school and most specially learn to study independently.

Closing Thoughts

I know the world out there isn’t safe yet. But we can’t let our kids inside our home. The quality of education they are getting isn’t enough through this online set up. Their study habits changed and some even suffered depression from it. They become lazy too, because they depends on their guardians and parents in answering their activities. This has been my observation for the past school year and the current one. And I do believe we can start little by little until we get back to normal. So I am up for this limited in person class. Let’s just pray and hope that everything goes well.

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