Too far from the traditional face-to-face learning.
This was how Dr. Ma. Luz de los Reyes, Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent, described the pandemic-conceived modular distance learning.
“Distance learning is not as effective as face-to-face learning. Lain gid ya ang face-to-face ta sa classroom,” De los Reyes opined during her interview on IMT Conversations.
The education official said she is concerned about the quality of learners’ academic performance under the current distance education setup.
Majority or 77 percent of the 81,000 students in the city are under the distance learning system where the medium of instruction is through modules while around 22 percent attend face-to-face online classes.
“Sa face-to-face online classes, may way man ang teachers to assess kon ang bata capable gid man or may performance gid sya nga iya pero sa 77 percent at home nga ga[answer] modules, ang assessment mabudlay gid ya para sa mga teachers,” De los Reyes said.
If students have questions or clarifications, teachers can only respond to them via messaging apps or mobile messaging, she added.
Meanwhile, De los Reyes said teachers were given instructions to look for ways to encourage their students to do their best to pass despite challenges.
“Kon makita naton na nga delikado na, sa tunga-tunga palang mahatag na sila intervention dyapon para macapture gid ya ang kabataan nga ma into learning sila,” she stressed.
De los Reyes added that the help and support especially of the parents or guardians is big help to them.
“Sa aton ginikanan, like last year, ang akon appeal, ara sa inyo ang liyabe sang aton kabataan whether naglearn sila or wala. So let’s work hand and hand. Indi naton pagpabay-an nga mga maestra lang, dapat ara kamu upod sa amon,” delos Reyes said.IMT
