No learners left behind amid pandemic

Maria Lina D. Laxamana

THE Education department is making sure that no learner is left behind amid the health crisis that the country is facing, reaffirming its commitment to provide nonconventional platforms and technological options for learning.

At the moment, policies are in place that will ensure continuity of learning amid disruptions in the traditional learning set-up brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blended and distance learning modalities will be adopted this school year, where lessons will be delivered to learners in the comfort and safety of their homes, which include the use of online learning resources through the DepEd Commons.

In a recent meeting with other members of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, the DepEd signed a joint statement urging member and associate member countries of SEAMEO to focus on the enhancement of teachers' capacities, promotion of a disruption-free learning environment, sustained development and advancement of knowledge through online and open educational resources and development of strategic partnerships and alliances to ensure investment in education during Covid-19 recovery phase.

Teachers are now at the frontlines of education. More than ever, they need to be fully supported on all fronts as they carry the immense responsibility of ensuring learning continuity during the most challenging time.

We are one with the DepEd that whatever happens, the youth’s education must continue, and this can be done through the support of all the hardworking and committed teachers nationwide.

Let us all remember that education is an investment for the future, and we cannot allow anything, even this crisis, to steal the future of our students and nation.

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The author is Teacher III at Babo Sacan Elementary School