Groups slam bid for ‘flexible learning’ as new norm
Manila Bulletin.
National Union of Students of the Philippines National President Jandeil Roperos said such a policy “will exacerbate the effects on students financially, mentally and emotionally, and jeopardise the quality education that is their right … If we look at it another way, flexible learning has also paved the way for corporations to capitalise on the inaccessibility of needed technology – thus putting a financial burden on parents and students – which is harder given the rampant lay-offs and rising prices of goods and services.”
In a webinar last week, CHED Chairman J Prospero De Vera III said: “From now on, flexible learning will be the norm. There is no going back to the traditional, full-packed face-to-face classrooms.”