Distance Learning as The New Normal

 

            

https://www.viewsonic.com/library/education/what-is-distance-learning-and-why-is-it-so-important/

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected a big part of our lives as a student. One of the factors that it affects is our education. A lot of safety measures are implemented and it includes social distancing. For us not to get the virus while studying, the department of education decided to do distance learning. Online and modular classes are the new normal education of the students in the Philippines this pandemic.

This type of education was very new to everyone. Some agreed, some didn't, but most students were overwhelmed. To access activities and such, students need to have a phone, a tablet or a laptop, but not everyone can afford it. Some student didn't have a phone; tablet or laptop which has become their problem, if not having a phone the other students doesn’t have internet connection or data. Students submit their activities by passing it online or by parents bringing it to the school. A lot of students were pressured and some parents were worried for there is news about a student who committed suicide after their teacher rejected their unfinished module. Every student’s mental health became bad or it became worse. Even though COVID-19 has disrupted education by forcing school closures and impacting the lives of children, leaders still do not seem to recognize the important role that education plays in our society.

Education is a long-term investment which will repay our societies in the future. We need critical thinking and innovation in order for the youth today to be ready to face the challenges of the near future. This pandemic is an obstacle we need to take down, for us to have a better life. Education has been there ever since we were young and little, expanding our knowledge for us to be a great and wiser person. Now more than ever we need to recognize that education is the basis of the achievement of a fair, sustainable, and resilient society.

 

Sources used:

https://www.one.org/international/blog/quality-education-covid-19/

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1346453/students-overwhelmed-by-tasks-under-new-normal-way-of-learning