Student journalists share their thoughts and experiences with the Department of Education (DepEd) Executive Committee (Execom) on the implementation of blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of them is Madre Pacto from Yumbing National High School who said face-to-face and blended learning were altogether different experiences.
“It’s like I’ve learned more (during face-to-face) than what I’ve actually learned from the modular learning,” she said.
According to a 2021 survey, the Movement for Safe, Equitable, Quality and Relevant Education (SEQuRE) reported that 86.4 percent of students under modular learning, 66 percent under online learning, and 74 percent under blended learning said they learned less through these alternative methods in comparison to traditional classes.
“We know that the inputs of our learners are significant to improve the education delivery in the country. We are very much aware that they are the ones experiencing our policies first-hand, together with our public school teachers," DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones states in a press release.
Additionally, Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan said that online student journalists from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) had similar sentiments and challenges regarding time management, procrastination, and distractions caused by social media apps.
Malaluan said that the DepEd recognizes the challenges students have faced during the Basic Education – Learning Continuity Plan implementation (BE-LCP).
The department introduced BE-LCP in 2020 in response to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector.
Student journalists and the Execom also discussed the department’s plans to address the current issues in the education sector and the improvement of limited face-to-face classes.
“The active participation of the youth in the policies of the education sector is an important aspect in making sure that we are giving them the quality basic education. We have to think about the future of our learners, and through this, we would know what they would need in the next few years,” Briones said.
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