Saturday, November 17, 2007 Teachers ask LGUs for help
TEACHERS believe they need the cooperation of local government units to bring the alternative learning system (ALS) to out-of-school youths and adults in far-flung areas.
This is among the realizations of 20 ALS mobile teachers from Cebu City and Province during a week-long immersion program in remote areas of Compostela Valley early this month.
Dubbed as “Usapan at Aksyon sa ALS Ngayon,” the program aims to provide a venue for the training and exchange of ideas to implement the ALS.
Teacher Anilie Dolotina of San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu, said she realized that the situation of the mobile teachers assigned in remote areas is very risky.
“There are also places where there is no (communication) signal, making the teachers and learners feel detached from civilization,” said Dolotina, an ALS mobile teacher since 1999.
Teacher Evangelina Buna of Barili, Cebu also lamented the difficulties in getting transportation and the lack of assurance of their security.
However, like Dolotina, she is hopeful that with strong linkages and coordination with the government, these will be solved and ALS will be organized better to reach its target recipients.
Through ALS, elementary learners can take the accreditation and equivalence test that will, if they pass, allow them to accelerate and attend high school.
High school learners will also be able to accelerate to college after passing similar tests. (NRC)
