Despite the ongoing public health situation and the challenges under the blended learning set-up , the Department of Education (DepEd) welcomed the higher enrollment turnout this school year and expressed optimism that the numbers will continue to increase in the coming days. Photo from DepEd...
5 ways you can do to nurture honesty in your children Cheating is one of the most feared disadvantages of distance learning. And just recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) discovered “Online Kopyahan,” a Facebook group that posts answers to self-learning modules (SLM) and other...
(Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that it “does not and will not tolerate” any form of academic dishonesty amidst reports of online cheating. DepEd reiterated this after the Facebook group “ Online Kopyahan” made its rounds online over the weekend. READ:...
A "welcome victory" for a country of more than 28 million learners . This is how a coalition of parents, students, health and education stakeholders described the gradual reopening of schools in areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission. For Aral Pilipinas, the decision of the...
While it has already surpassed the enrollment figures last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed optimism that more learners will enroll before the enrollment period for School Year (SY) officially ends by the end of this month. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “We expect na tataas pa itong...
While many sectors welcomed the approval of limited face-to-face classes, a group of teachers on Monday, Sept. 20, asked the government to reconsider its decision to allow the pilot implementation of in-person learning for now. Hundreds of children in Tawi-Tawi received books and pairs of slippers...
For a group of teachers and education workers, the reported cheating among learners through “Online Kopyahan” Facebook page is a result of the “flawed design” of and lacking provision for distance learning. Photo from Unsplash The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Monday, Sept. 20,...
Printed modules, lack of gadgets, too much work -- these are just some of the problems that encountered during the first week of classes, a teachers’ group said. Photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel, Sarangani in January 2021 (DepEd Tayo Sarangani Facebook page) “One week after the...
Students in Junior High School (JHS) or those under Grades 7 to 10 are not yet among those who will participate in the pilot testing of limited face-to-face classes. Junior High School (JHS) students inside the classroom (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the data obtained by the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Sept. 20, welcomed the decision of President Duterte to finally approve the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021 (DepEd Philippines...
For a teachers’ group, the opening of School Year (SY) 2021-2022 - particularly the first week of classes - is far from being being “successful” as claimed by the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “A mere opening of the school year (not the school) does not...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to explain further its claims of distributing laptops to public school teachers especially as the country opens another school year under distance or blended learning set-up. (File photo from DepEd) During DepEd’s budget last week, Undersecretary...
