Common sense
| HE SAYS |
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| Aldrin Cardon |
When a policy becomes a suggestion, it becomes a laughing matter.
That’s what became of the DepEd’s (Department of Education) Memorandum 392 when Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro and Undersecretary for Programs and Projects Yolanda Quijano clarified it was merely a suggestion — not an order — when they sought to ease the workload off our students on weekends to give them quality time with their families.
I expressed kudos to it when I first heard the announcement. Being a father myself, whose job limits his quality times with his kids, I must admit the clarification came like a jolt, making the memorandum just another of those useless papers flying around various government offices as they serve no purpose.
Yet, if there is a like button in what seems to be a renewed attention to education in general and our students in particular, I would gladly press it a hundred times for an approval.
Government, at least, is looking at our students’ welfare. And it’s a good start..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101004com10.html
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