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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 19) A group of private schools on Saturday expressed hope that limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions could be allowed by January next year.
“We re looking at the second semester na magsisimula sa (that would start by) January,” Joseph Estrada, managing director of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations, told Newsroom Weekend.
Estrada said there is an urgent need to permit face-to-face learning for college and university students, especially for those enrolled in health-related courses, where some subjects are difficult to teach online.
“May konting urgency dahil may graduating students na kailangang mag-practicum, mag-OJT, mag-internship, lalo na sa iyong mga health and medicine and allied health programs,” he said.
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A TEACHER in Dagat-Dagatan Elementary School reviews a recorded video lesson to be used for a distance learning program of the Department of Education. PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS
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CLASS SIZES at private schools are shrinking, which in normal times might be taken as a mark of quality because they imply lower student-to-teacher ratios. However, the underlying reason is far more disturbing: students are dropping out because many parents have suffered setbacks to their livelihoods and can no longer afford tuition.
In response, private schools have asked for aid to help students pay for school fees, a big ask in the middle of a pandemic when the government is committing every last possible peso to containing the coronavirus.
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