Helping parents nurture learners
Mariz Teves Mañago
The Department of Education (DepEd) wants parents – their children’s “teachers” at home – to have a better understanding and grasp of the modules provided by their schools.
With this, the agency virtually signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the International Care Ministries (ICM) for this purpose.
The role of parents these days cannot be discounted in light of the distance learning approach. Because learners stay at home, only the parents can provide all the support that their children need.
The ICM has highlighted its Two-Generation approach where the adults are being taught primary lessons and skills in values, health, livelihood, and parenthood while advocating nutrition, health, and the education of children to benefit the two generations in having a better future.
The ICM wants to maximize the assistance they can provide to the parents, so that this initiative becomes successful – and that parents can cascade learning to their children at home, not only in academics but essential attitudes towards education as well.
ICM has trained qualified volunteers to mentor parents in engaging with their children through fun educational activities. Children are also equipped with essential skills to be ready for formal education and parents are empowered with the skills to strengthen positive engagement with their children.
Today in this time of pandemic, parents who are able to provide, assist, and facilitate learning at home have a better advantage of making learning happen, according to the ICM.
As this is important, the ICM has stepped into providing opportunities for parents to learn and acquire the best knowledge on how to manage young learners.
Through this partnership, the Department expressed its intention and openness to work side by side with ICM in providing help, inspiring hope and creating change for families living in extreme poverty in the different areas across the country
The author is Teacher
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I at Calantas Elementary School