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Groups mourn death of ‘overworked’ teacher; urged DepEd to address workload concerns.
Teachers’ group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well.
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) – Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements, E×ρréššed condolences to the bereaved family of a 57-year-old teacher who passed away due to overwhelming “stress and pressure.”
In a statement issued by ACT Region V union president Oliver Lucinario on Thursday, Sept. 14, the teacher who passed away earlier asked to file a leave of absence but the school head reportedly refused due to scheduled classroom observation.
Citing reports from the family, ACT said that the teacher was forced to go to work despite not feeling well. After the scheduled activity, the teacher went to the hospital and died on Sept. 13.
ACT said that the incident has proven once again the “problematic system” of DepEd when it comes to the workload of teachers.
While the agency has good programs, ACT said that there are challenges in the implementation and the teachers are the ones who are expected to address the problems related to the program.
ACT also urged DepEd to address the shortage in basic education resources such as classrooms and learning materials so the teachers will not be forced to fill in these gaps.
Meanwhile, TDC also reiterated the need for DepEd to seriously address the concerns of teachers related to their workload.
TDC said that the demise of the teacher in Bicol allegedly due to too much work also reflects the ordeal of other teachers nationwide who also suffer from “unfair workload.”
“Ang solusyon sa maraming trabaho ay paramihin din ang magta-trabaho at hindi itambak ang mga trabahong ito sa iilang tao (The solution to many jobs is also to increase the number of workers and not to pile these jobs on a few people),” TDC said.
The group once again pushed for the hiring of teaching and non-teaching personnel based on the needs in the field.
TDC also urged DepEd to ensure that the “six-hour workday” policy would be implemented for all teachers nationwide.
Groups mourn death of ‘overworked’ teacher; urged DepEd to address workload concerns.
Teachers’ group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well.
DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) – Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements, E×ρréššed condolences to the bereaved family of a 57-year-old teacher who passed away due to overwhelming “stress and pressure.”
In a statement issued by ACT Region V union president Oliver Lucinario on Thursday, Sept. 14, the teacher who passed away earlier asked to file a leave of absence but the school head reportedly refused due to scheduled classroom observation.
Citing reports from the family, ACT said that the teacher was forced to go to work despite not feeling well. After the scheduled activity, the teacher went to the hospital and died on Sept. 13.
ACT said that the incident has proven once again the “problematic system” of DepEd when it comes to the workload of teachers.
While the agency has good programs, ACT said that there are challenges in the implementation and the teachers are the ones who are expected to address the problems related to the program.
ACT also urged DepEd to address the shortage in basic education resources such as classrooms and learning materials so the teachers will not be forced to fill in these gaps.
Meanwhile, TDC also reiterated the need for DepEd to seriously address the concerns of teachers related to their workload.
TDC said that the demise of the teacher in Bicol allegedly due to too much work also reflects the ordeal of other teachers nationwide who also suffer from “unfair workload.”
“Ang solusyon sa maraming trabaho ay paramihin din ang magta-trabaho at hindi itambak ang mga trabahong ito sa iilang tao (The solution to many jobs is also to increase the number of workers and not to pile these jobs on a few people),” TDC said.
The group once again pushed for the hiring of teaching and non-teaching personnel based on the needs in the field.
TDC also urged DepEd to ensure that the “six-hour workday” policy would be implemented for all teachers nationwide.
..pero ndi naman smart moves yung ginagawa nila kundi katamaran..kaya sumasakit ulo ng partner ko kasi sya kasi ung year leader sa grade 7(sya yung leader sa grade 7)..sumasakit ulo nya sa mga kasama nyang mema..marites..tamad..and feeling bossy..kaya kung nasa public school ka ngwowork under deped..expect this kind of people....so overall sakit ng ulo is .from the division/deped..the higher ups..down to their subordinates...kaya hawa hawa na...plus yung workplace mo...plus mga bata...plus the system itself...so it's an endless shet.kaya nga ung ibang teachers like my partner...trabaho nalang...either it will make an impact sa mga bata or not...basta trabaho nalang...no choice... system sucks..