Practical Life Skills

Ana Lyn L. Dungo

Some schools launched “Gulayan sa Paaralan” not only to encourage love for agriculture but most importantly to harvest freshly picked vegetables to supplement feeding programs. At this point of time, parents and students are encouraged to do “Gulayan sa Tahanan.” It is the best time for the families to bond, enjoy the time together while being productive and healthy. Many families took the initiatives to teach their kids about practical life skills such as gardening, doing household chores, praying and others.

Freshly picked vegetables were posted on social media accounts to encourage other families to do gardening and grow vegetables from their backyard garden straight to the kitchen table. Healthy and nutritious vegetables were free from artificial fertilizers and harmful chemicals. Mothers took time to teach daughters to cook nutritious and delicious food. Children were introduced to cooked traditional Filipino food instead of junk and ready to eat food. These things made the learners realize the importance of hard work and the sweetness of their labor.

This period of time is a blessing in disguise. Families were given time to teach practical life skills to their own children. Everybody becomes teachers. These are the competencies that were supposed to be taught in school and now were thought differently in a different situation and environment. We should not forget this time in the future. Life thought us these practical skills.

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The author is Teacher II at Calulut Integrated School Division of City of San

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