3-5 mins vid presentation
LEARNING LOSS
Cite Leni Robredo’s take on filipino skills and job opportunities in the Philippines
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INTRODUCTION (1 minute)
Brief background and current situation in the Philippine setting
Learning loss is a serious issue plaguing the education system in most developing
countries such as Philippines. It refers to the portion of learning that students
experience during schooling but fail to retain afterwards. Our learners are losing a lot
of what they learn every day because of ineffective curriculum design, lack of access
to technology, and lack of student-centered learning practices. In addition, due to
the rapid events caused by the COVID 19 health crisis , the Philippines' educational
problems have gotten worse. Among the mentioned problems, there are even
bigger causes why learning loss in the country continue to get worse such as
backlogs and existing learning poverty, pandemic and post pandemic challenges, and
the future demands that awaits students. According to (UNICEF, 2022), without an
urgent action, a grade 3 child who lost one year of schooling in the midst of the
pandemic could lose up to three years of learning in the long run. Even if a student
passed all their requirements. That doesn't mean they've got what they should get.
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The data presented shows the proportion of children who can read a simple text at
the age of 10 and the duration of school closures as of February 2022. This
scatterplot, explains how many countries that had poor learning outcomes prior to
the pandemic also tended to have longer school closures and long-term closings of
schools widen existing learning gaps.
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Moving on, the data presented shows the impact of school closures on learning
results based on literature. As you can see, the simulated loss impact in the
Philippines is Severe.
Government initative/action/response (planning, implementing, result)
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Despite the alarming issue on learning loss, various government initiatives were
put into place to equip learners with the necessary skills that they need. In May
2022, the Department of Education released a memo entitled “ Adoption of the
Basic Education Development Plan 2030” under DepEd order number 024, series of
2022. It is an administration’s effort to improve the access and quality education
despite the challenges. The said plan aims to resolve eight main issues in the
education system such as access, quality, equity, governance, and the resilience and
well-being of the students.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Why did you choose this issue? What did you fin interesting about it? (1 minute)
So how did I come up with this issue?
I grew up having the mindset to always give back to the community through
education. During my sixth grade, I started volunteering to teach children about the
christian values and its importance through Sunday schooling wherein every vacation,
we reach different communities and barangays. When I entered high school, I joined
the student council with the aim of providing educational service for the under
served students which gave light to CTNHS Peer Tutoring Program (a pre-pandemic
program) and CTNHS E-Learning Tambayan (a new normal program). I firmly believe
that by addressing issues in education system such as learning loss, this will improve
the progressing personal growth and overall well-being of children.
What can you say about the initiatives or actions of our current government in
relation to your chosen issue? Do you think it’s sufficient and justifiable? (1 minute)
Government’s education initiatives have been pivotal in improving the quality of
education in the country regardless if it’s done individually or collectively as a
whole. With the government’s action in addressing issues such as learning poverty
and learning loss, they are able to create a conducive environment that will
represent the traits and skills that must be enhanced to help learners realize their
goals and contribute to the development of a progressive and inclusive well-being.
Despite their initatives, there are many loopholes in the education sector especially
in the implementation procedure. The lack in effort of implementing these plans
reflects and it shows based the current situation such as shortage in classrooms and
other school-related facilities and necessities.
How does it affect you and your family? What are their views regarding the issue?
Education means a lot to me especially to my family that’s why it saddened them
knowing that the worsening situation of learning loss in the Philippine’s education
system have been heavily affected by the COVID 19 pandemic. Also, according to
them, when schools were closed, other students were more reliant on their parent
for guidance with schoolwork at home, which causes greater losses among students
whose parents have low levels of education. In addition, Due to the status quo of
educational sector here in the Philippines, students have experienced psychological
and social difficulties, such as feeling lonely and distant from their classmates.
Moreover, due to school closings, there has been less peer support available in
physically, which could have a significant impact on students performances.
In relation to the good citizenship and thomasian values, what actions/measures
can you take to make others understand and help address the issue?(1 Minute)
The youth’s passion, wit, energy, potentials, and idealism towards achieving the
quality of life has proven that time and time again, they play a vital role in our society.
As a thomasian who practice the school’s core values; competence, compassion, and
commitment. I am certain that these will help uplift the life of many and address
issues and concerns in the educational sector. Having the courage to step-up, be
proactive, and nourishing the spirit of activism is a stepping stone to improve and
change the status quo of education system. Furthermore, by upholding the good
citizenship values, we are able to create an environment that is conducive and
inclusive and this will all be possible if we create a healthy closed-loop system of
support.