Stakeholders coming from various sectors urged the Department of Education to address one of the biggest problems that confront today’s young people – mental health.
Bantay Bata 163 and broadcast journalist Jing Castaneda, who was among those who issued a commitment to the rights of children in education, noted the need to “pay more attention” to the mental health of children. “When we review the K to 12 program, I hope we also listen to studies by experts on the impact of the curriculum among our children,” Uy said. “I’m not saying the K to 12 is bad, actually I think it is very good but I think we also need to listen to the feedback of the experts why many students are being stressed in school,” she added.
“Our mental health law, it’s not only for the learners because the implementors are teachers, policy-makers, administrators,” said DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Service and Education Programs Delivery Unit Annalyn Sevilla. “As DepEd, we will implement the metal health law both to the implementers – the teachers and administrators – and to our clientele which is the learners,” she added.
Meanwhile, Sevilla also underscored the need for the DepEd to adjust its policies with the ever-changing educational landscape. “Our world evolves so fast and technology is one factor that we need to look into,” she said. “We have to understand that this technology gives us not just benefits or advantages but also risks such as losing humanity and compassion which is compromised when we depend too much on technology,” she added.
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