Let’s face (-to-face) the facts:
Are we ready for
physical classes
again?
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newspaper's position
The writer address the newspaper position by
presenting an essay that presents an arguable
opinion about an issue to the coming face-to-face
class and it is the title "Let’s face (-to-face) the
facts: Are we ready for physical classes again?"
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facts to support position
The editorial supports the newspaper position or arguable
opinion that can be located at the 3rd up to 5fth paragraph
stated "This is why the Department of Education (DepEd) and
the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have all been
too keen on setting up limited face-to-face classes in certain
areas, for a select number of schools, and in the case of
colleges, for specific programs and degree courses.
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facts to support position
For DepEd, a pilot run of limited face-to-face classes has been set for
Nov. 15, 2021 for schools in areas identified to be under low risk of
COVID-19. The Department says that it is not pushing this program
with just blind faith. They have worked closely with child health
experts as well as those from the Department of Health, with the
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious
Diseases (IATF-EID) and other concerned groups.
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facts to support position
For its part, CHED promises the same level of preparedness, with 73
percent of higher education personnel from all over the country
supposedly already vaccinated against COVID. The Commission eyes
to run limited face-to-face classes in areas identified to have low
COVID cases and higher rates of vaccination." It is not yet a face-toface class like we were used before, their are still conditions and
instances that they need to consider before implementing it that is
why it is a questionable if "We are ready for physical classes again?"
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opposing position
The writer addresses some criticism to Philippine education too slow in
implementing a program to allow face-to-face classes to resume. This,
however, is not really a problem. .
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facts to support opposing position
Just look at the examples of countries that hurriedly opened schools back to
welcome students. Most of them, like those in China and in South Korea, had
to deal with a renewed outbreak of COVID cases that supposedly started in
schools
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If anything, DepEd and CHED have had ample time to really make sure that
face-to-face classes won’t face unnecessary disruption. Parents are also
given the option to keep their children in a blended learning setup for the
coming school year.
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appeal to reader
The writer addresses CHED's promise to hold restricted faceto-face classes in regions designated as having fewer COVID
cases and higher rates of vaccination by presenting information
concerning the vaccination of two colleges in Pampanga's
tertiary level students on October 13.
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fact:
"For DepEd, a pilot run of limited face-to-face classes has
been set for Nov. 15, 2021 for schools in areas identified to
be under low risk of COVID-19."
source for verification:
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1157738
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fact:
"Oct. 13, CHED launched a vaccination program for tertiary
level students in two colleges in Pampanga."
source for verification:
https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/12/ched-launches-covid-19vaccination-caravan-for-tertiary-level/
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fact:
" For its part, CHED promises the same level of preparedness, with 73
percent of higher education personnel from all over the country
supposedly already vaccinated against COVID. The Commission eyes to
run limited face-to-face classes in areas identified to have low
COVID cases and higher rates of vaccination."
source for verification:
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134995