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    Republic of the Philippines

    UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES


    University Town, Northern Samar
    Web: http://uep.edu.ph; Email: uepnsofficial@gmail.com

    GRADUATE STUDIES

    Prepared by : RENATO L. EGANG, JR.


    Program : PhD in Education major in Educational Management
    Course : EDUC. 919 (Design and Developmment of Alternative Learning
    Systems)
    Course Professor: DR. CELEDONIO L. LAYON
    Date Submitted: September 15, 2021
    Term : First Semester, SY 2021-2022

    Reaction Paper on “Preventing a Human Capital Crisis”


    By: Dindo Manhit
    Introduction:
    It has been over a year since the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
    normal life. The Department of Education (DepEd) has undertaken a number of
    adaptations, dubbed “Alternative Learning Delivery Modalities,” in an effort to ensure
    that learners' needs are not overlooked in this so-called new normal. Although it is
    not a new concept, nothing about its implementation in the Philippines has been
    straightforward. Given the current educational system, experts have expressed
    increased concern for the future of Filipino students. Although the pandemic has
    disrupted educational systems all across the world, its impacts are "far worse" in the
    Philippines.

    Discussion:
    Throughout the Philippines, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a
    serious effect on education and health care services. This ongoing scenario has a
    negative impact to our educational system that would result to a human capital crisis
    where the improvement of people's quality of life and income, the expansion of
    knowledge, skill sets, and product capacities, and etc. will be greatly affected.
    Students' learning losses are expected to be enormous as a result of school closures
    and challenges in the delivery of distance learning.
    An impending human capital crisis has been predicted by the World Bank and
    Australian Aid in their report, "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Low
    Income Households in the Philippines”. According to the study, school closure as a
    result of lockdowns has a negative impact not only for the current generation of
    school children, but also for their future economic potential, which in turn undermines
    the country's competitiveness in the global arena. In connection to this, In Michael
    Beltran's article, “Filipino children were left behind by poor distance learning”, where
    he mentioned On average, 53 percent of students surveyed weren't sure they could
    learn the competencies set by DepEd for their grade level through distance learning,
    and only 7 percent were certain they would finish the school year.” Some of the
    learning competencies found in the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)
    require technical and hands-on skills, and I can attest to that fact. Even though
    teachers prepare rubrics to evaluate the performance task of the students, it is still
    believed that they best learn if they demonstrate the skill physically. Their skills will
    be developed and be improved, which will help them both in their current situation
    and in the future as well.
    In the press release of the UNICEF last August 2021, they stated that since
    the COVID-19 outbreak, another year of school closures has left Filipino children
    continue to miss out on educational opportunities, The Philippines, like with four
    other countries, has kept all of its schools closed. The children are the ones who are
    most affected, they will be the ones that suffer the most as a result of this
    circumstance. There were also a number of issues affecting school children in the
    country during this time, including lack of classroom experience and lack of
    resources, as well as a poor learning environment and a lack of support from
    technology. Distance learning was also observed to be a problem during this time.
    Though modalities such as Modular Distance Learning and Online Learning
    as well as Radio-Based and TV-Based Instructions exist across the country, some
    sectors in Education, especially private institutions are still struggling or have even
    closed their doors. As a result, the Department of Education's Enrollment Data from
    the previous school year to the present shows a reduction in the number of students
    enrolled. The drop was primarily due to a considerable decrease in the number of
    students attending private schools. Also, compared to last year, the data shows the
    number of students enrolled dropped by half. Thus, DepEd's data should be used by
    the government to investigate and re-evaluate the country's enrollment situation in
    order to slow the enrollment drop. As a result, the government should have a
    contingency plan in place to address this grave issue. In addition, Private institutions
    should be given concerned by our government, because of this pandemic, some of
    the private schools were forced to close and caused the decrease of enrolment for
    more than 900,000 plus number of enrollees.
    In order to improve the quality of learning among Filipino learners, the
    Department of Education should address issues relating to the distance learning.
    DepEd should assess if the schools are ready and must be provided with devices
    and other gadgets that would help the educational ease of the students as well as
    the teachers. The teachers, on the other hand, should be trained and equip skills by
    attending various trainings, workshops and webinars in different pedagogies in the
    new normal, and most importantly, DepEd should also give concern on providing
    solutions relating to technologies to be able to ease the problem in technicalities of
    the innovations.
    It is also important that the Department of Education should make
    collaborations and partnerships with different private sectors. Partnerships on the
    other hand should be intensified as it is one of the factors in the school-based
    management system, ensuring, uplifting and helping the quality of learning of the
    learners. With this, we can help ensure harnessing the readiness of digital
    technology of our country. DepEd should be open and adopt various innovations just
    like the “GoLearning Platform” to enable students widely access easily the e-learning
    and help them learn more in this kind of modality.
    Based on national enrollment statistics from various surveys and the
    Department of Education's own data, even though different learning modalities were
    implemented across the country, the government should reevaluate the use of face-
    to-face classes among grade levels. Karl Chua, Secretary of Socioeconomic
    Planning, according to what he said during the 2022 budget deliberations, "The lack
    of face-to-face classes will limit the learning ability of students and has a permanent
    effect over the life span of the student while he is in the labor force". Without taking
    this into consideration, it will become a major issue in the future. Yes, online classes
    and other modalities can help ease and continue the learning of our learners during
    this pandemic, but there’s nothing more effective than a holistic experience in a
    physical classroom, because learners learn best when they can attend classes in a
    physical learning environment, while adhering to the minimum health protocols and
    health standards, set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious
    Diseases (IATF).
    Conclusion:
    This pandemic has taught us more than anything else about education.
    This means that the government must be adaptable and open-minded in order to
    address people's concerns. Implementing programs that promote the educational
    well-being of students as well as public health should adhere to certain guidelines.
    However, the government should also place an emphasis on private institutions, as
    well as support them in any way possible, so that they can continue holding classes
    (in any form of learning modality) during these difficult times. The Department of
    Education should also pay attention to digital solutions, as the pandemic calls for a
    greater reliance on technology.
    In order to achieve the desired goal of "Quality Education", DepEd should
    intensify partnerships, linkages, and networking with private corporations, and adopt
    educational innovations and apply them to the field. Nevertheless, the government
    should reevaluate and reconsider the implementation of face-to-face classes to
    indulge the children and explore and develop technical skills that they can use and
    apply in their future endeavors and careers.

    References:
    https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Philippine-children-are-left-behind-by-
    poor-distance-learning2

    https://www.unicef.org/philippines/press-releases/filipino-children-continue-
    missing-education-opportunities-another-year-school

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