The Importance of Readiness During Pandemic

Ricardo I. Mallari

‘There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation’---Colin Powell. I agree on what the author says about being ready or prepared that would result to success. Despite the issue on pandemic, education must be in progress in order to continue learning and learning should not stop.

School’s readiness proves that all systems go whatever hindrance that everyone encounters the day must continue or we need to keep moving as they say that ‘life must go on’. Educational setting should continue to be welcoming, respectful, inclusive and having supportive environments to all most especially to the learners according to UNICEF. During this hard time, the school should build a safer and more caring community to our parents and to our learners.

Being prepared or ready should not only be focused on the academics, but has to be more concern about the health status of the young learners of the future generation. In school or at home, we need to follow health protocols to be able to protect ourselves from sickness or the deadly COVID-19 disease.

We believe that “Health is Wealth”. How can a people does his work if he is not healthy? Therefore, one should take care of himself in order for him to accomplish the work that he needs to finish on a given time schedule. Likewise, our learners in school they must be well for them to finish the activities and exercises to be answered on their self-learning modules with the assistance of their guardian s or parents. Everyone is responsible in providing quality and safe education for our children most especially at this hard times. Let’s work together as one for the betterment of our future hopes of our country.

The author is Teacher

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II at San Juan South Elementary School.