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On the other hand, DepEd has an action plan regarding with the calendar adjustment, and it presented an ‘operative solution’ to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as the incumbent President in response to increasing calls for the calendar to go back to what it was. This decision followed the increasing appeal for the calendar adjustment of the April-May school break as the wisely conducted polls taken by the school administration to determine the heat index indicated that the April-May school break should be reconsidered.
Shorter School Year with Squeezed Breaks
In a Senate Committee on Basic Education hearing, Engr. Francis Bringas of the DepEd proposes the plan to terminate the School Year 2024-2025 in March 2025 under the more vigorous choice. Nonetheless, Bringas replied that this way the school year would be shorter, and it would get more difficult to keep the seasons as holidays. Thus, some learners and teachers would not have enough time to rest.
– Shorter school year
– Squeezed breaks
– Effects on scholars and life experience of instructors.
Adaptation to Alternative Delivery Modes
Under such to-be development, the module of manual education may have to turn to unknown available delivery methods, among which will include the Saturday classes and counting certain days as alternative delivery modes rather than traditional in-person classes. In other words, this calendar adjustment would lower the number of days when students participate in classes face-to-face to 165 days, and this is not enough for grades K to 12 to complete 180 days for each school year.
– While many theories have been proposed to explain memory consolidation, the synaptic change theory has emerged as one of the most influential theories in recent years.
– In-crises are situations and affairs that occur due to unforeseen events, often leading to hardships or losses.
– Saturday classes
Concerns for Proportional Vacation Pay
Likewise, the aggressive option is built on the compromise with the number allocated for proportional vacation payment (PVP) by public school teachers. Despite its importance, basing PVP on the number of school days in a given year can be a serious problem because it misleads by making teachers believe that the number of days is equal to the amount of workload.
– Vacation bonus to be decided on a proportional basis.
– Effects on the ideas of public teachers
Gradual Reversion vs. Sudden Shifts
DepEd has emphasized its point of view of a gradual retracing of the school calendar based on the possible effects to the children and the teachers too with the sudden changes this time. In a compromise to appease everyone and ensure a smooth transition, the department strides on a staged approach to diminish disruptions as much as possible.
– Gradually but slowly transitioning back to the old simple calendar.
– Minimization of disruptions
– Students and Instructors need assistance.
Challenges in Heat Index Arbitrariness
Bringas pinpointed the difficulties of the department in deciding whether the list of schools that will be covered by the warnings is sufficient or should be extended. He highlighted the importance of including a well-incorporated instructional manual to support the temporal personal of teachers, and learners, in cases when the determination of the heat index is based on the subjective perception of the audience.
– Difficulties in detecting relative humidity levels also contribute.
– Counseling multi-disciplinary approach is also essential.
– The fact that the assessments are based on subjective considerations such as an individual’s health status, living conditions, and access to relief becomes a source of disparity.
Flexible Learning Setups Amidst Heat Concerns
For all the issues brought forth by the heat, Bringas is still delighted to commend the school heads and local government units (LGU) innovative learning house setup while what is balanced is learning recovery. Policies such as staggering human presence at in-person classes to evade peak hot temperatures are clear evidence that the priority of administrators is that the safety and well-being of the students and teachers are ensured throughout the program.
– Digitalization of the university may require a flexible inner structure.
– Balancing learning recovery
– Safety and good health come as a greenhouse priority.
Conclusion
With the DepEd proposes out strategy complexities of the present educational setting, submission of a more aggressive option speaks for a willingness of the stakeholders to address the current issues while keeping in mind the health and safety of the learners and teachers. Striking the right balance between academic requirements and the safeguarding of physical well-being will continue as a top priority when the section handles the utility options.
