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PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCES ON ZERO DROPPED OUT RATE AND MASS PROMOTION BASED ON AN

ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY By: Jose D. Labandilo Jr.

Teachers are increasingly using and coping up with the technological advances nowadays particularly in the social media. They are creating Facebook accounts and many of them are actually members of various online groups in social media. One of the most popular online group of teachers in the Philippines is the DepEd Tambayan which has around 300,000 members most of which are active teachers while some of the members are retired teachers, administrators and parents. Various issues on a national scale or local experiences of teachers are being posted and shared in this group. One of the teachers posted about the issue on Zero Dropped Out Rate and Mass Promotion. It hits 4000 plus likes and there are almost 600 comments and still counting. The post is this:

“ZERO DROPPED OUT RATE & MASS PROMOTION IS REALISTICALLY UNREALISTIC. Students must receive grades that they deserved! When I started teaching way back 2004 in a private school, we actually gave FAILED grades to some of our former students. Take note, my early years of teaching was at a Catholic School! Right after this, being afraid not to be promoted for the next school year, students immediately enrolled their failed subjects in summer classes. Nowadays, teachers are always blamed when their student failed. Do you honestly think this was the first option for teachers, to give grades of 74% or below? No! Why is it that teachers’ despite of employing various strategies, done remedial classes, home visitations, and other interventions, etc. yet a student failed? It is mainly because of student ABSENTEEISM & LACK OF PARENTAL GUIDANCE. The parents send their kids to the school they thought that their children are attending classes yet they are just playing computer games, cutting classes with their barkada, etc. Therefore, lack of parent’s authority & supervision seems an interrelated problem. Teachers usually informed parents about this problem. In fairness many of the parents tried everything for their children to attend school and nothing works. If even parents failed on this respect, why blame teachers? If teachers will pass a student who is absent for no valid reason during the whole grading period, then such student will just laugh at teachers! Pls. don’t blame teachers, we don’t only teach, we love and discipline our students! Well as usual, I am expecting many parents this 4th grading period to request for their children to be passed in my subject”.

Since this issue is very relevant nationwide, teachers commented the following. Take note, the comments below are selected, only the best of which are included. Those who are in favour of the mass promotion and zero dropped out rate opined:

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Zion Hill Mas malaking kalokohan ang tingin mo sa mga napapabilang sa mga mass promotion bilang bugok na itlog. I would better give them that precious chance to prove themselves maybe not now but in the future. EDUCATION IS A LIFELONG PROCESS it may not be effective or suited for this young generations the concept of formal education to them na magpunta at mag-attend ng klase pero maaring mag-excel sya sa non-formal at mag grow din yan. Ang mahalaga maramdaman nilang may silbi sila at hindi latak sa lipunan. Just let them feel they are worthy mas maganda kaysa ibilang silang walang silbi.

Zion Hill You fail them lalo sa elementary at high school public school student, then you

denied them their right to education... positive disciplining is of paramount consideration. Positive disciplining includes all aspect of the child including academic performance.... please consider reading about it. THE GREATEST TEACHER DOES NOT ENGAGE IN PRODUCING GENIUS STUDENTS BUT INSPIRING THEM TO LIVE TO THE FULLEST AND BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.

Gerry Molit Molina Tama lang po ang mass promotion dahil may programa ang

pamahalaan ng education for all. Noon mataas ang percentage ng illiterate dahil matapos ibagsak sa klase ng terror na teacher hindi na mapipilit pang pumasok ngayon mababa na ang percentage ng illiterate dahil sa mass promotion kahit walang interes sa pag aaral, laging nasa labas, maingay, pasaway, pala away at marami pang iba basta pasado papasok at papasok sa school, sa kinalaunan matututo rin. Hwag pong sisihin ang mga bata sa kanilang kahinaan, at ang mga magulang sa kakulangan ng suporta sa mga bata, pasalamat nga tayo na may mga bata tayong tinuturuan, wala pong bugok na bata sadya lang silang nangangailangan ng tulong na nahihirapan tayong ipagkaloob sa kanila dahil isa rin tayong mahina, kulang sa pasensya at ang gusto sa comportableng bagay. maging lesson sana sa bawat isa sa atin na minsan dumaan din tayo sa masalimuot na daan ng dahil sa mga guro nating mapagmahal naakay tayo sa tamang landas, kaya mga mam, sirs bukas pagmasdan nyo ang mga mukha ng mga batang inyong tinuturuan at malalaman nyo kung gaano sila kahalaga.

Debbie Garcia Aquino Hindi mga bata ang problem nming mga guro ..dahil i2 ang

sinumpaan nming work s mata ng tao at higit s lahat s mata ng diyos ..anh problema nmi ay ang sobrang work n ipinpasa s guro n wla kaugnayan s pag unlad ng mga bata ang sinumpaan nmin ay magturo hindi gumawa ng sobrang paper works..dpat ang paper works lng n gagawin nmin ay un may kaugnayan s pagunlad ng.mga batang aming timuturuan

The above stated comments are all in favour of mass promotion and zero drop-out rate.

One of the commenter stated that education is a lifelong process while the other one stressed that the problem lies not on the child but it is on the too many clerical jobs given to teachers nowadays.

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Maricon Garcia Malangen Tama po. Teachers have limitations also. Up to what extent should a teacher intervene? Shared responsibility po. Di lng po s teacher. Parents din and most of all ung student concerned po. Khit ano pong gwin ng teacher kung di makicooperate ang student involved. Futile po effort ni teacher.

Analie Aquino "It takes two to tango", an adage goes. Home and school must collaborate

in order that the learner achieves what is expected of him. If only the teacher does the working, all his efforts will go in vain without the help and guidance of the parents. The problem lies when the parents don't care and put the blame on the teacher when their children fail. This is the fact of being a teacher.

Grace Mamon assert your authority to discipline; reprimand or scolding can never be

considered bullying, however it must be done in such a way that students understand it is for their own good , and it MUST be done to fulfill God's LOVE with firmness of correction, in that way, parents and students could never complain about your discipline.

Maricel Gocila Llanasas Lura No effective teachers for learner who is lack of interest

and self motivation to learn. Therefore, there is no significance that teachers must be blame for learner failed grades.

Bing Cercado Neri Relate much talaga ako sir... Mga studyante ngayon tinatanong teacher

bakit yan lang grade ko? Pag nagtuturo ang teacher hindi nakikinig... Walang notebook, maingay, pag activity gawa mangopya sa kagaya nila na walang alam ABSEENTEEISM AND THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO REASON OUT BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE PARA KAAWAAN AT PAGBIGYAN.

Gillian Malvas Trinidad Kasi nga daw, educatio is right of every filipino.. but how if that

right, ay di nman nila tinatangap para maging kanila... GenRe Doerrba opinion ko lng to ha..parang hindi maganda ang product ng kto 12 at child

friendly policy Evangeline Dominguez Iyan din ang observation ko lalo nagdedeteriorate ang system

dahil sa mass promotion. Mamieliza Falcon Baldonado Tallada Relate po ako dyan. Ung iba nahpapakahirap para

pumasa, ung iba nmn ipapasa dahil sa mass promotion Junbert Pangasian In my seven years of teaching in elementary in public schools, I always

stand to my own discretion. Walang mkkpigil sa akin to give failing grades. I am the teacher, so it

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is my duty to see the performance of my learners. Di nman po ako madamot. May mga bata lng tlaga na di pumasa.

Rhoda Mae Terre Agaylan Tumpak na tumpak mam.. and expect more cases similar as

this next year because of those students who passed or promoted because of the so called Awa Barbara V. Laureano-Claridad n my opinion parang misinterpreted masyado eto. hidni

kaya mas left behind ang student kapag di mo naturuan ng maayos at na promote sya... i see some implications of this dogma. 1. happy sila kahit walang effort nway alam nila n NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. 2. OK lng na walang responsibility kasi si teacher bgay din naman siya ng 75% s year end kc mas need ng studyante ang grade. 3. nawawalan ng tiwala ang mag achievers kasi nga OK lng naman ang hindi pumasok,nway may 75% naman. 4. unfair s dignity ng teacher... pagkatapos mo thumbling gawa ng paraan para matuto student, bgay lahat ng materials, at effort hindi na papasok ang bata kasi alam nila ang no child left behind wawang JUAN..

Rhoda Mae Terre Agaylan Pero wala na po yan sa mga bata ngayon mam ang

LEARNING na sinasabi.. Trending ngayon " pasok ka lang para makapasa ka" saklap. Wilfredo Delos Santos Relate much ako.... tayong mga teachers ang nalagay sa

kalagitnaan.. kng ma failed yung bata tayo ang sisihin ng school head. Sabihin sa teacher.,what have you done to him/her?" Kapag pinasa ang grade kahit walang ginawa ang bata talagang tatawanan lng tayo...

Wilfredo Delos Santos Ang mga bata ngayon walang interes sa pag.aaral.. they dont value

free education... Griv Sirba Asoñeb May studyante akong hanggang ngayon, hirap mgbasa ng english

language.. Grade 11 na yon! Griv Sirba Asoñeb Yon nga.. Mas kawawa sila kung ipinasang walang alam..

Mahihirapan sila sa bandang huli.. At babalik sa school ang sisi kung palpak ang estudyante Ce Res bagsak kung bagsak... pero kung andun tlaga yun pagpupursige ng bata na mag

aral eh pinapasa ko na.. pero pag lagi pang absent, di nagsasubmit ng requirements tapos may attitude pa.. ay naku.. sorry..

Nhorhana Abdulrahman Sindato Mga pupils ko kung bagsak ang exam at quiz

tatawanan lng nila?

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Rhoda Mae Terre Agaylan Samantalang noon hiyang hiya ka pa kapag di ka nakakalahati sa score.. ngayo proud pa.. Kalurkey

Normilet Angue Evangelista relate much. tapos tatanungin ka anong ginawa mo as

adviser para isalba ang bata. eh ung effort mo sobra pa sa effort mo sa pamilya mo Juni Rosario Ganun naman po pala eh dapat mag-isip ang gobyerno ng educational format

na suitable for them, maging realistic po tyo na iba iba talaga ang gift natin pero wag tayong maging plastic na maraming graduates dahil deserved nila, madami sila dahil lamang sa umiiral na policy.

Amelia Funcion Perante Korek !!!! Paano po kung sabihin ng principal mo na gawan

ninyo ng paraan upang pumasa ang bata dahil meron memo na nagsasabi if a child failed the subject teacher will hold remedial class on summer..Sino ba ang meron pong gusto na ibagsak ang kanilang students siguro lahat tayo happy kung lahat ay pumasa...Eto po ang sitwasyon, sa Grade 5, meron mga bata na 3 beses lng papasok sa isang buwan note 4Ps ang mga yan, hindi nakakabasa dahil pagmagremedial ka hindi tatayo pupuntahan mo sa kanyang upuan ayaw magsalita...Ano po ang gagawin natin?ipapasa kc sabi ng principal gawan ng paraan kulang na lang sabihin ipasa na lang ang mga yon.

Junbert Pangasian Di natin kasalanan kung bakit may lagpak sa klase. National standard

po ang ginagamit sa computation of grades. Kung may di naka-meet sa standard, bagsak talaga. Explain na lang sa parents during HRPTA conferences para ma-alarma rin ang magulang, at matutukan ang bata sa kakulangan. Especially in Math and English Reading.

Josalyn DelaCruz Amarilla True po yan..masakit Lang sa dibdib na ipapasa sila kahit

Hindi deserving. Ang teacher nasa loob ng classroom, ang estudyante sa labas paikot-ikot ng campus, ngingitian ka lang kung magkasalubong kayo, tapos sasabihan ka ipapasa mo.

Laila Cagang Yes 100 percent correct absenteeism the root cause. Mervin Baco Balcita sa Senior yes may ganun, may choices pero may mga core subjects

pa rin na ipapasa ang students. What do think bibigyan ko na lang sila ng grade of 80 pataas kahit hindi deserving kasi nga tech voc naman sila mas interesado sila skills na gusto nila

Junbert Pangasian Home visitation siguro ang kailangan po.hehe Mervin Baco Balcita isa pa yang home visitation na yan wala ka na ngang budget pati

sarili mong anak iiwanan mo sa iba para lang sa problemadong estudyante mo. Kapag may

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masamang mangyari sa teacher in the course of visitation sinong sasagot? pag mamalasin pa at namatay pa sinong bubuhay sa anak mo ng dahil sa visitation na yan

Shiela Aberin Gonzales It's a point where the DepEd should give focus to lessen the

clerical work of the teachers. Mervin Baco Balcita hahaha ito pa parents/guardian nag home visit ako kasi 1 month

absent na bundok pa house bali tatawid pa ng 7 rivers maliliit naman yung iba totoo po ito ...buti na lang bago ka makarating sa unang river nakatira ang lola, kinausap ko ang lola tapos nagkasundo na dapat magpakita sa school para maayos ang pag drop sa kanya at ito na ayaw pumirma ang lola sa katibayan na nag home visit ako kasi sabi ng apo huwag daw siya pumirma

Rotsen Vinas Jr. Dahil sa child protection policy. Takot ang mga guro na pagalitan ang

mga bata. Zue Sagrado Point of view. Need to lessen the class size para mabigyan na panahon bawat

kabataan. Teachers through their comments testifies that they are divided on the issue, some are in

favour and some are not regarding the mass promotion and zero dropped out rate. Yet most of comments at least 95% of teachers are not in favour while around 5% are in favour on mass promotion and zero dropped out rate. The reason why ninety five percent are not in favour on mass promotion and zero dropped out rate is that many teachers can relate to the issue, they are quite compelled to pass even those undeserving learners many uttered the fact that teachers are always to blame when a learner failed; absenteeism among learners according to teachers is really an alarming problem; lack of parental guidance is another thing; and so on. Maybe it is about time that the Dep.Ed may look at this important issue once again. (Reference: DepEd Tambayan)

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