By: Rebecca Marie Dabalos
“It is hard to live in a situation where you are experiencing class inequality. Every problem we face in our society is borne by each student only during the semester when mental health is truly affected.”
All universities will defeat the purpose of suspending online class if they will proceed of compiling mediocre requirements for submission. The quality education is being compromised, we are here to survive, we are already struggling for day-to-day basis on what we consider a normal lifestyle what more in the midst of pandemic, we cannot expect our faculty and most especially our student to perform regularly. Most humane and inclusive response for every university is to have mass promotion. To implore and directly see the real deeds of every student. They might be privileged to enter a private institution but not everyone can maintain the accessibility of operative education.
Continuing online classes in the midst of pandemic is merely not effective and anti-student approach. The policy does not pay attention to the well-being of students but rather on their own benefit. Today’s pandemic, worrying that the parents’ money may not be enough to meet their daily needs, in panic when critical and demanding help may be the response of the management. It is hard to live in a situation where you are experiencing class inequality. Every problem we face in our society is borne by each student only during the semester when mental health is truly affected. With the equipment you have in front of you, will it be enough to keep you from falling down or really losing you because the materials in front of you aren’t enough to pass the semester’s requirements.
As a lot of student from different schools and university rage to call for Mass Promotion and Ending the Semester, Atenean’s clamor have reached the pitch and the administration heard their cry. Student from Ateneo de Manila indulging their rights after the institution announced to shorten the semester, give a passing remarks, and refund tuition fee. Ateneo de Manila is a great phantom on releasing a pro-student policy to show their compassion and submergence on student’s circumstances.( https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1255570/ateneo-on-shortening-2nd-semester-granting-students-passing-grade)
The lockdown has a substantial impact for student’s mental health. The outbreak contributes to the distress that may experience as a student, the alternative method of education impairs our learning into exhaustion, anxiety, and uncertainty. This may truly affect the learner’s performance. (https://www.biospace.com/article/research-roundup-covid-19-lockdown-s-impact-on-mental-health-and-more/)
If the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) see the opposition cry as unfair for running for Latin Honor. This is the season that students shouldn’t compete with each other this is the season where we should give sympathy to each other. “Passing or failing a student at this time is irrelevant.” ACT-Teacher Partylist Rep. France Castro. ( https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/08/pass-all-college-students-salceda-urges-ched/
After all, we must realize class analysis in every situation and who are the vulnerable on the decision of the administration. We oppose on what moral righteousness see wrong, it is very important to be the voice for the gullible. We must imply the most humane and considerate decision; Mass Promotion.
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