In coping up with the new normal in education, public school teachers have once again asked the Department of Education to provide them with the necessary tools like laptops which will be their primary weapons especially in distance or blended learning modalities.
Recently, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that they will be offering a computer loan program for teachers so they can purchase a computer or a laptop. This is in response to fulfill the shortage of teachers who own laptops or computers based on the survey conducted by the Department.
The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), however, said that DepEd should provide free laptops to all public school teachers and should not consider those who purchased their laptops/computers from their personal income. Also, the loan offer made by the GSIS will only add burden to the teachers as a financial obligation.
“These laptops purchased personally are properties of the teachers and not the government,” said Basas.
“Laptop computers, being necessary tools for our teachers, should be provided free by the government, along with other materials for the teaching and learning process. We cannot ask our security forces– the police and the military to buy their own guns to use against criminals or avail of firearms loan, that would be ridiculous,” he added.
Teachers urged DepEd for free laptops, said no to computer loan program
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