Gatchalian: PH needs to bridge distance learning inequalities

In addressing the challenges of distance learning and fostering recovery for the country’s basic education sector, Senator Win Gatchalian on Sunday emphasized the need to bridge inequalities and ensure equitable learning for the country’s K to 12 learners.

The chair of the Senate basic education committee pointed to the results of a survey conducted by Pulse Asia from February 22 to March 3 where 53 percent of the parents surveyed nationwide identified difficulty in answering modules as the most common educational problem they encountered in distance learning.

The problem with modules is more common among respondents in Mindanao (74 percen) compared to those in the National Capital Region (32 percent), the rest of Luzon (43 percent) and Visayas (62 percent),” Gatchalian said.

While 23 percent of respondents nationwide reported that they don’t understand what the teacher is teaching, this problem is also more common among respondents from Mindanao (33 percent) compared to the National Capital Region (17 percent), the rest of Luzon (24 percent), and Visayas (10 percent),” Gatchalian said.

“Kung susuriin natin ang datos, marami sa ating mga kababayan sa Mindanao ang napag-iiwanan sa pagpapatupad ng distance learning at hindi natin ito dapat hayaang magpatuloy,” he said.

“Sa ating pagpapatupad ng distance learning at sa pagbangon ng ating sektor ng edukasyon mula sa pinsala ng pandemya, kailangang siguruhin natin na abot ng bawat mag-aaral ang dekalidad na edukasyon saan man sila nagmula,” he said.

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