The Current Status of Education and the CoVid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The advent of CoVid-19 pandemic reveals the contrasting conditions

between those who have access to online education and those who
barely have it. This pandemic has drawn people to home-based activities
as social distancing protocols are intensifying. This scenario has caused
the Department of Education (DepEd) to realign its policies with the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the
Department of Health (DOH) to prepare for the new normal. Inevitably,
the DepEd’s preparation for the new normal has led to a decision to
pursue the opening of classes using certain methods such as online,
modular, and blended. However, the methods being implemented do
not seem to apply to all students from different walks of life. Some of
them do not even have any internet connection. Others simply can’t
afford to buy their own gadgets. Moreover, the Department of
Education doesn’t seem capable of providing printed materials for those
who wish to resort to modular method. As a result, many students from
far flung areas have chosen to stop their schooling despite their
eagerness to pursue it. Nevertheless, those with complete access to
online education do not find the system problematic.