Let there be light

BUZZWORDS

Michi Mae C. Cabalhin

Even in the daytime, working or studying without electricity is equivalent to blindness for students and teachers.

Electricity has become a staple in the classroom through the changing times. However, Siocon National Science High School’s Senior High School buildings have had no electricity since November 2022 due to the enormous electrical bill caused by the piled-up unsettled payments brought upon by the non-collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teachers struggle with no electricity, especially when preparing for their visual aids. Lack of access to electricity severely limits teaching resources and classroom materials. As a result, teachers cannot provide the quality education their students deserve. In addition, some educators cannot function well and do the necessary paperwork.

Its immediate backlash is even heavier to the students. Students receive a partial learning experience which makes students’ experiences in the classroom become mediocre and passive. This can be evident by observing a Biology class focusing on the cell cycle. Theory alone will not clearly exemplify mitosis and meiosis.

In the meantime, teachers tried to alleviate this problem by tapping electricity from nearby classrooms unaffected by the power disconnection.

Paying the enormous electrical bill is actually not the problem we must solve.

As per Disbursing Officer 2 of Siocon National

“Promote freedom of choice, gender equality, and safety,” Senator Tulfo’s bill said.

This is a statement I wholeheartedly agree with because this issue has been here for far too long, and seeing efforts being made to promote the right to choose what you want to wear makes me very happy.

Nevertheless, this bill is not without opposers, as some still think that we should wear the clothes that our respective sexes are meant to wear, but they need to see the benefits of this bill such as the possibility of reducing the risk of dengue. Mosquitoes are a problem everywhere, including schools. Most skirts reach up only to the knee, allowing mosquitoes to swarm. However, with pants, this would be prevented.

Nonetheless, this bill should be approved because it can help children feel more comfortable with themselves and feel more validated by their schools.

The clothes someone wears do not have to be associated with their gender identity or sexuality. Instead, it is just one of the ways a person can express themselves.

Commentary

Francine Mae T. Diamante