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MANILA, Philippines – When the country’s public school system began its distance and blended learning system on Monday, Vice President Leni Robredo again urged the Department of Education to consider face-to-face classes in areas where there were no further community transmission of coronavirus.
This developed when his office responded to the concerns of teachers concerned about the immense, often expensive, workload brought on by online classes.
On his weekly Sunday talk show, Robredo said that some areas without community broadcasts may hold classes in person at least twice a week to accommodate core competencies such as reading, math and science.
According to data from the Department of Health, he said that about 400 areas across the country meet the requirements.
“So maybe it would be easier for them to design a layout for face-to-face classes, although not every day, as long as there are students who come to class,” he said.
Robredo pointed out that several teachers still did not have access to devices or stable Internet signal. This means that the majority of the 24 million public school students will opt for modular instruction. INQ
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