To enhance the well-being of scholars, a lawmaker referred to as for a everlasting coverage banning homework throughout weekends.
In a Monday privilege speech, Tutok to Win party-list Representative Sam Versoza mentioned an excessive amount of homework on supposed free days was not sharpening college students’ minds however was as an alternative burdening them and even their mother and father.
He cited a 2022 report by the state-run Philippine Institute for Development Studies which mentioned that college students within the Philippines spend the identical variety of faculty hours as these in superior nations however study much less.
“The Department of Education has a memorandum advising teachers to limit the number of homework to a reasonable number and refrain from giving assignments to be done on weekends so students can spend time with their families,” Versoza mentioned.
“Ngunit sa kasamaang palad, hindi po ito mahigpit na naipapatupad at wala ring sapat at maayos na monitoring. Therefore, there is a need to institutionalize the guidelines implementing the no homework policy during weekends,” he added.
(Unfortunately, these insurance policies of limiting and never issuing homework for the weekend weren’t strictly noticed.)
Versoza mentioned that the plight of working college students, in addition to mother and father who didn’t end education and those that are already drained from a day’s work to earn a residing, also needs to be thought-about.
“We can better help working students if all the things they have to learn were already taught during school hours,” he identified.
“As for working parents, instead of having time to rest, they would have to help their children with their homework. At times, they even answer the homework themselves,” Versoza added.
In addition, Versoza mentioned that an excessive amount of homework would additionally tire academics out, who even have households to care for after work hours.
Having mentioned that, Versoza mentioned the Philippines ought to shift from the standard or one-size-fits-all curriculum to a progressive one which makes use of versatile studying procedures, comparable to selecting actions for kids primarily based on their wants and capabilities to allow them to combine their tutorial information with their social improvement.
“We need [this approach because we need] more than professional skills to survive. We should also have practical skills,” he added. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
