Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Carlo Calumba
It’s been a year since the world has been shaken as the deadly virus arrives.
Everyday, many lives have been taken and turned to ashes. According to Worldometer
(2021), As of April 28, 2021, approximately 149 million people have been infected and
over three million have died. In the Philippines, this translates into almost 1 million is
infected and 16,000 deaths has confirmed. To eliminate and control this treat of increasing
number of infected people of COVID-19 virus, the government of the Philippines drive an
action to disseminate quarantine protocols. In this situation of new normal, the distinction
of the new normal, including the educational system has seemingly change its setting. The
current situation of Educational System has been shift into new normal ways through
classes it comprises and pertain by the advance digital education and virtual classroom.
Thus, this new platforms of educational learning, students and teachers can only meet and
take classes through virtual synchronous meetings and session. As a result, the education
has very big changes, with the distinctive advancement of online learning platforms,
wherein the teaching instruction is ventured by the supervision on the digital online
learning platforms.
Unfortunately, many educators including teachers and students are really
stiffened to this new kind of educational learning platform because of the problems of slow
internet connectivity in the Philippines. Also, due to deprivation, not all families have the
resources to get the required equipment for online learning. These families simply cannot
adjust to the requirements for online schooling and will otherwise be left behind or forced
to find other methods of schooling for their children. However, the major problem
currently for learners is just how difficult online learning and schooling is compared to
actual classes. Various learners complained that they cannot cope up with kind of current
basis.
The Philippines is on the economic and socio-cultural boat and are now
confronting the COVID-19 pandemic that challenges the educational system. What appears
with these dilemmas, nonetheless, this is the alternative to develop the strategy that we
reckon on this education and enforce continual and bearable modifications that will
enhance the quality of our educational systems. However, the Philippines has to set of
programs that mandate further than the conventional regulations. As our Nation ventures
Reference
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries