Teachers open to 4-day class proposal

The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Tuesday said the 4-day class proposal from the MMDA unnecessary; however, the group said they are willing to cooperate provided that teaching and learning time allotted under the curriculum should be considered. MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino made the proposal last week in view of the infrastructure projects that started last night.

Benjo Basas, the group’s chairman said that elementary and secondary students, especially those in schools not directly affected by the projects could not ease the traffic situation in the metropolis once the project started its full swing this month because “They are actually enrolled in the schools within their immediate community. If we are to pursue this 4-day class a week, then we have to really study the impact of compressing instructional time to 4 days instead of five under the K-12 program.”

Basas added that many schools in Metro Manila still practice the 2-shift policy to accommodate the enrollees. “That would mean some of them would wake-up very early for classes that would start at dawn for the morning session, while the classes for afternoon would end as late as 8:00PM.”

Currently, the average school time for each child in a 2-shift schedule in Metro Manila is 7 hours, both for morning and afternoon sessions while the single shift class starts at 7:00AM and ends at 3:00PM.

“We all have to sacrifice do our share to make way for these development projects. However, the learning should not be hampered. The best way to solve traffic situation I think is to reduce the number of private vehicles in the road while these projects are ongoing.” Basas ended.

The group is willing to sit with MMDA’s consolation and planning with the stakeholders. #
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Benjo Basas, 09205740241

NEWS RELEASE
February 18, 2014

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