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« Last post by Peter on February 25, 2021, 04:11:37 PM »
Parents/Guardians in the Philippines.
I'm wondering how your children are progressing with online schooling, or at-home modules, whichever is appropriate, if indeed there is any at all. On the "Beam" terrestial TV channel, on weekdays, there are a number of DepEd programmes aimed at Govt. school primary/grade level students. There are various subjects covered, so I presume (bad word I know LOL!) that each programme is tied to a formal lesson/module. Parents of Govt primary school children in our Barangay go to our local school each day to hand in the child's previous days work and collect the next set of lessons, as well as any teaacher reviewed or marked work.
My daughter has been home from SLU Baguio for nearly a year. She was 3 months into her final (5th) year of her MedTech course, when all the students were told by the Government, "You have 3 days to get out and go home!"
Since last April/May, however, the University has been conducting online classes, lectures and tutor support, for her year group, as well as individual (online) face-to-face exams/assessments. This culminated in January just past, with her (successful) "Finals".
This coming May, SLU will start a 3 month, online, series of reviews for her year/group, prior to the "MedTech National Board Examinations" (my words) her group is earmarked for in August. The "Board" would normally be taken in a formal examination setting in an appoved centre in Baguio, Manila or in other approved locations. How the August National exam will be conducted is still unknown.
SLU seem to have managed to get online education up and running quite efficiently, very quickly. There were more than 20,000 students attending SLU at the beginning of 2020 academic year and if only 50% carried on with their subject course and they all were successfully moved online (my daughter's course was up and running online within 5 weeks) then that is a great achievement for the university IT staff.
I'm very pleased with SLU's response; but I wonder, how has education been progressing in other parts of the Philippines?
Stay safe all.
Peter