Weighing

Mir-HUH?

Action for PROGRESSION

The present life in our locality is different from the life we have before pandemic. The cost of foods, spices and fuels are more expensive compare to the past years. And this inflation affects our lifestyles, especially with the everyday survival of students. So the question is, is this price height another addition to the problems of the students? For me, yes it is.

We all know that students are not capable of providing their needs, and they only depend on the allowance that their parents give them. The inflation in our country affects the prices of products in the market that makes everything expensive. The price of foods in the school canteen is not suited to the allowance of every student. The bottled waters, biscuits, and even the hot dishes like porridge which are known to be the “pantawid gutom” foods that are budget-friendly before, are now unaffordable and the ingredients don’t give justice to its price for most of the students.

Other than that, most of the students have their lunch in carinderias because they came from far barangays from the school. Actually before, you can have a meal for only 30 pesos. A cup of rice that costs 10 pesos and a side dish either vegetable or meat that costs 20 pesos is enough for a student to have his/her lunch meal. But now, the serving in the carinderia is not that much as it is before. The 30 pesos of the students will only be enough for their side dish, and they still need to buy rice to pair it with. Even the fried chicken in side walks are unaffordable now, from 15 pesos before you will have a piece of fried chicken but now you need to pay 25 pesos to have one.

earn money instead. We cannot blame them however, because we all have our own personal needs and not every family has the means to provide them.

Most causes of inflation are not under the control of people, as it is deeply rooted in the demand and supply of goods and services, however one thing is for sure; the government is responsible in solving this situation because they also took part in increasing the inflation rate of the country however in entirety, it is not their fault.

This economic problem is indeed not the fault of anyone, however it is a problem that can be prevented with the help of everyone, so we must help in every way possible to lessen the consequences of the growing inflation rate of the country and there are a lot of ways to do so. The effects of inflation can be curbed through saving, budgeting and other money earning techniques, it may not be an immediate solution but a small progress goes a long way.

As the weight of the scale’s plate get heavier, more and more pressure will be applied upon our shoulders, so in order for us not to break, we must go against the pressure, slowly but surely; until finally the scale remains the way it should be, balanced.

75% students believe that using personal devices in the classroom has improved their ability to learn and retain information

39%

41% use them to access a digital textbook use them to Google answers to in class questions

Of course the learners can’t come to school without travelling through tricycle/jeepney. The fare also rose up because of oil price hike. Yes, it is understandable because of the oil that makes a vehicle function, yet some of the drivers take advantage of the students and ask for higher payment from them. The government already indicated the real fare price for the students and that makes the oil’s price not enough reason for the drivers to cheat on the real fare price that their passengers are students.

Most of the allowance of the students stays the same as what it is before. And the cost of the snacks in the canteen, the foods in the carinderia and the fare are not affordable for them and it is because of the inflation caused by the pandemic.

From those experiences and changes that the students are facing right now, it concludes that the inflation happening in our society gives another problem to the them and also to their parents who are having a hard time to budget their allowance.

These happening needs action from the government unit, because after all, students are still students who are not capable of providing their own needs.

58% of respondents use their phones to take pictures of lecture slides

Present generation can be described as technological. The fact that we engage ourselves so much on technology can’t be denied and can be proven by the use of many gadgets among students worldwide. This greatly affects our lifestyle and has something to do with our studies. Now, the question is, does technology make students dumber? Well, I don’t think so.

Yes, it’s true that gadgets became the so called essential of each students, inside and outside the school. Students use cell phones and laptaps when searching assignments and doing online activities. Specially now that we just went out in the era of the strict protocols of the pandemic that even in our learning sessions technology is an essential to student’s learning experience.

Whopping 58 percent of Filipino students in a survey used their cell phones in distance learning amid the pandemic. Conducted from Nov. 21 to 25 among household heads, the survey found that 58 percent of enrolled Filipinos aged 5 to 20 years used devices for distance learning while 42 percent did not.

The survey found that a large number of students-75 percent-believe using personal devices in the classroom has improved their ability to learn and retain information. Fifty eight percent of respondents use their phones to take pictures of lecture slides; 41 percent use them to Google answers to in class questions; and 39 percent use them to access a digital textbook. On the other hand, 54 percent also use cell phones to text friends and 52 percent use them to browse social media during class.

Going back to the question, does technology really make students dumber? Then why are there many benefits students get from technology which were all proven by the studies presented?

Besides, technology can help us become wide readers and better learners in the process because

Ob-ZELLE-ver

Friend or Foe?

through surfing the internet we are able to get information we wanted and we have our time to assess things, and as students, it’s part of our learning and improvement to become a critical reader and thinker which could help us become knowledgeable in every way we could.

In this way, technology is regarded as a friend. What pains the entire human race is the irresponsibility of learners in using these gadgets.They spend more time accessing social media than reading their lessons, that is a big difficulty in terms of academic performance of the students, that they should use the technology in a great manner for their benefit rather than using it in their leisure time.

Learners just need to be disciplined enough in terms of using this technology, in that way we will not have a big problem in regards to the time management the use, and we can assess that technology is a friend and not a foe to the students, unless they use it well and responsibly.

Ash-RIGHT-iah

HEART ASHLEY MARIAH VILORIA