Educational system is one of most affected this time of Covid 19 pandemic. We have seen how parents’ struggled in providing the gadgets and technology in assisting their children with their modules. Student’s themselves struggled in their online classes and in answering modules while coping with stress and anxiety. Teachers getting loaded with additional chores and juggling with clerical jobs and teaching responsibilities. How does it feel to be in the teaching world in the new normal?
“There is nothing in this world that could have prepared me for this.” This was the thought that came into my mind while planning and preparing for this school year. Many of us in school were struggling with the shift to digital classroom and we could not help but feel that we were flailing in a vast sea of confusion with the water right at—or over—our heads. My greatest consolation during that time is the thought that it is not just me, even the digital generation are not spared from this difficulty. This pandemic showed the educational systems vulnerability from the effects of unforeseen circumstances.
The stories of modules with errors and of other learning materials caused scandals in the social media, disheartening educators and teachers alike. Sad to say, we live in a society where social media magnifies negativity and ignores the other side of it.
In sum of everything, teachers do hope that all the changes, and with the online classes and blended learning turn, out to be beneficial and advantageous to students. I do believe that education will still evolve most effectively as we just need careful planning, and accurate feedback for data processing. Our openness to possibilities, adaptability and synergy, will show that this is just a phase in our lives that we must go through. Like what they say “COVID ka lang, mga guro kami”. This pandemic may even open broader and more positive possibilities without compromising safety of teachers, students, and other stakeholders.
By: Maria Agnes P. Ramirez, MAT / Teacher III / Olongapo City National High School
