SHS teachers, JHS teachers crawl education quality sans electricity

SOPHIA LORRAINE B. PASTOR

With the absence of electricity in the Senior High School (SHS) buildings, Senior High School teachers, along with some Junior High School teachers residing in the SHS buildings, have been exerting extra efforts to deliver quality education in Siocon National Science High School (SioNaSci) since November 2022.

The electricity of SioNaSci’s Senior High School buildings was cut off due to a massive electricity debt caused by unpaid bills due to non-collection during the COVID-19 outbreak.

BREAKING HIGH EXPENSES. After the call of Principal Marlon P. Micubo to conserve energy to lessen electrical power expenses, teachers of Siocon National Science High School assign students to turn off circuit breakers to ensure that energy is not wasted if teachers and students forget to turn off the lights and fans, March 24./Michi

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er use them.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Charisse B. Yabo, one of the speakers, discussed the various categories of illegal drugs and deemed that using them carries risks.

In her talk, she observed that young people fail to realize the harm of alcohol consumption, prohibited drug intake, or the use of other substances like smoking cigarettes.

She also added that most teens were driven by peer pressure to feel a sense of belongingness.

In a collective testimony from teachers and students affected, they attested that struggle has been real on their part since there are lessons that need electricity, like biology and computer-based lessons.

As a result, teachers resorted to show pictures and dioramas, and even act to present the lesson effectively to students.

According to Values Education Teacher Hivy R. Reyes, even in values classes, electricity is needed because lessons are given more meaning when accompanied by video clips.

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School heads, head teachers check Siocon District teachers’ skills

FRANCINE MAE T. DIAMANTE

School heads and head teachers in the entire Siocon District set out to both primary and secondary schools in the district to assess the teaching skills of teachers through a series of demonstration teaching evaluations which started on February 15.

This action is in conformance with the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte Division Memorandum No. 007 s. 2023 which states the conduct of the Instructional Skills Enhancement of school heads and teachers.

Head Teacher I Paojia M. Bari explained that the demo evaluation aimed to provide technical support to school heads regarding how to give feedback and assessment to improve teachers’ competence in teaching and to enhance teachers’ strategies in education to improve students’ performance. pal Marlon P. Micubo, the electricity cut-off is not the school’s primary concern but the undisciplined electricity usage among personnel, teachers, and students.

“Actually, I thought that I was only there to assist the teachers. However, little did I know that my evaluative skill was also tested by the Division Monitoring Team,” said Bari.

Teacher III Felonilo U. Sillero, Jr. described the experience as exciting because he believed it would help him become a better teacher and expressed his willingness to undergo the process again to upgrade his teaching skills further.

Principal Micubo asked school personnel and teachers to remind students and themselves to practice energy conservation.

“Teachers and school personnel must refrain from using heaters for cooking meals in schools as this will consume a lot of electricity. Also, remind your students not to charge their phones and laptops except using power from the school for educational purposes,” said Principal Micubo.

Principal Micubo added that by simply checking that lights and fans are turned off before leaving the classroom will help conserve energy. As a response, some teachers assigned students to turn off circuit breakers to ensure that electricity would not be wasted if teachers and students forget to turn off the lights and fans.

The electricity bill has been paid as of March, and the school is waiting for reconnection.

SioNaSci students break clothing norms

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However, before this bill was officially presented to the public in a press release in Senate of the Philippines website on March 15, SioNaSci had been exercising gender inclusivity.

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Principal Marlon P. Micubo, he has no qualms about female students wearing pants as their school uniform. The same goes for male students who wear skirts instead of pants to express their sexuality, as this conforms to the principles of Gender and Development.

“Every student is allowed to wear whatever they want, as long as it adheres to our school’s regulations and is free from obscenity. Females are allowed to wear pants, and male students are allowed to wear skirts as their school uniform. This is in adherence to Gender and Development,” Principal Micubo said.

In an interview with the Pis Siyabit, Madnie P. Batting, a Grade 12 STEM student, divulged that religious reasons prompted her to wear pants instead of skirts.

Meanwhile, Grade 12 GAS student Felicity Joy “Ace” P. Marticio said that she mainly wears pants instead of skirts because of her sexuality.

“Gasuot ko ug pants instead of skirts kay mas komportable ko pero ang main reason jud kay sa akoang pagka-tomboy jud [I wear pants instead of skirts because I am more comfortable wearing them, but my main reason is that I am a lesbian],” Marticio said.