Addressing the digital divide

Roxana Ordonez Gerona

THE Department of Education said that to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and other societal problems, the Department of Education (DepEd) has developed a learning continuity program with the help of organizations and government agencies.

The DepEd thus underscored that education is a shared responsibility, and called for the involvement of all sectors.

According to the DepEd, education has obviously become a shared responsibility and needs the involvement of all sectors of society, along with the Ministries of Education. It is a shared responsibility because of the added threat to our health. Also, collaboration across countries will help learners to achieve a well-rounded education.

Collaboration between parents, the teachers, the society, is so important in the well-rounded education that we will like the children to experience.

The challenges in the education sector cannot be separated from the problems arising in the society, particularly in the economy and crises such as COVI D-19.

The impact of the pandemic in our economy has been big and has resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. This limits the capacity of parents continue sending their children to school.

Through the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), DepEd has introduced blended learning and addressed the digital divide by increasing digital learning support to schools and communities that needed it the most.

Education through digital and blended learning will widen the capabilities of learners in creating a better future. Pandemic or not, students and workers will need to be 100% digitally literate. This strengthens the intention to prepare every student, especially those with less resources, tools, and capabilities to drive in this digital future.**

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The author is Teacher I at Mawacat Elementary School