Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines said a year and a half into the online mode of teaching due to the pandemic has exposed many flaws in the country’s education system and has resulted in a learning crisis.
Tim Abejo, CitizenWatch Philippines co-convenor, cited the closing of schools, the unprecedented dropout rate and the low level of student engagement as some of the manifestations of this crisis, stemming from an uneven access to stable internet connectivity across the country.
Abejo said in a statement he believes the private sector should lead the push for these digital solutions to benefit as many learners as possible.
He cited initiatives led by Globe Telecom which recently launched GoLearn, a unified platform that promotes continuous learning through reliable access to learning platforms.
According to Abejo, these learning platforms supplement the modules given by teachers to their students such that they can spend their free time while still enriching their minds.
Ayala Corp. chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala emphasized his group’s commitment to help the education sector through digital solutions and specifically through GoLearn.
“Globe’s GoLearn program provides enabling solutions that propel the education sector to progressive digital learning,” he said.
