It takes a village to educate a child. True to its form, the teachers of Pasong Buaya III Elementary School have collaborated with Dr. Leah Guillang, EPS-Araling Panlipunan, parent supervisor to assist struggling learners under the new normal education system. Learning to read is a challenge for many kids, but most can become good readers if they get the right help. Parents and teachers have an important job in recognizing when a child is struggling and knowing how to find help and “we should do our part”. So, with the help of the pillars of education in this town, they came up with an intervention to help learners who need it most. Their main target is the struggling learners in the village who have limited access to technology and those whose parents or guardians are less capable to guide their children on homeschooling. While the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues, the village education workers shall ensure minimum health and safety protocols are strictly observed. A Technical Working Group, composed of representatives from the local government unit, DepEd, Parents and Teachers Association including private and non-government organizations who have passion for education, was also created to ensure the smooth implementation of the program. Likewise, the TWG is also tasked to evaluate and review self-learning learning materials to be uploaded in the Learning Management System, a dedicated education website for PB III ES learners where education can take place anytime and anywhere with the use of a mobile phone or other available learning gadgets. Parents and teachers are hoping that this endeavor will help them to improve their performances in the academe.
The TWG with Ma'am Guillang while planning the on-site validation.