DAGUPAN CITY – Parents including teachers themselves appear reluctant to embrace the government’s plan to add two more years in the country’s basic education system.
Dante Pescador of the National Statistics Office, a parent, instead suggested that government should pour more resources and support to the present educational system to meet the needs of teachers and students. “Dapat dagdagan na lang ang mga kailangan ng mga schools at training ng mga teachers. Dagdag pahirap lang sa mga magulang kung dadagdagan pa ang bilang ng taon,” he said during the KBP Forum Thursday at the Philippine Information Agency.
Principal Ma. Linda Ventenilla of the Judge Jose de Venecia National High School, for her part, said that personally she felt that adding two more years would incur more expenses for government and parents as well. “Ngayong 10 years nga marami nang kakulangan sa teachers and classrooms, tapos dagdagan pa, mas malaking problema.”
She said she believed that the present number of years is sufficient already to provide quality education as long as government gives education full support. “Let’s be practical, we cannot embrace what we do not have,” she also told the media forum.
But she quickly clarified that she supports the decision of the present administration to add two more years.
Class adviser Jojill Beltran of the Dagupan City National High School agrees with Ventenilla saying it is difficult this time to implement the plan considering the needed funding. “Dagdagan na lang ang dapat ituro sa mga estudyante at magbigay din ng training para sa mga guro,” he said, adding that two more years would be taxing on students. “Ngayong four years lang eh pagod na sila, baka lalong magsasawa sila pag dinagdagan pa.”
Mediaman Edmund Abobo of Bombo Radyo-Dagupan, who is also a parent, agreed with the observations.
Merly Tibalao of the provincial information office said adding one more year in high school would prepare students to college education. (PIA Pangasinan)
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