June 26, 2024
MANILA — While class suspensions are imperative, especially when disasters strike, the almost three months of learning that were lost in school year 2023-2024 are already “symptoms of the grave education crisis.”
Jonathan Geronimo, vice chairperson of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), had this stressed as he pointed out that the lost teaching days mirror the tough reality that students and teachers have to confront every day.
“[It] illustrates the real daily challenges that our teachers and learners experience on the ground due to faulty policies and lack of sufficient government funding,” he told INQUIRER.net.
Based on the findings of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), 53 teaching days were lost because of school closures and non-teaching responsibilities added to teachers’ tasks.
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