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Parent’s viewpoint STE Program: Too hot to handle?

The STE program is known for its advanced lessons. So how does it affect their children? What are the negative and positive sides?

“He’s always busy with studies, which is good because it’s for the child’s future.”

-Grade 7 Parent

“My daughter does strive in her academics. She would feel pressured at certain times, but not all the time. She learned how to manage her time, and it’s her journey to be an achiever.”

-Grade 9 Mother

“They feel pressured because he’s so focused on studies to the point that I have to feed him by hand. “I can’t ask him to do chores.”

-Grade 10 Mother

“So far, it’s good. Their classes are advanced, just like their lessons are for college students. So it could help with their future course soon. But for the kids, they feel pressured.”

-Grade 8 Parent

“My child’s more mature now. Before, you had to force her to study, but now she just studies on her own. Aside from that, the negative thing is transportation because our residence is really far from here, so we deal with traffic most of the time.”

-Grade 8 Father #2

“His academic performance is good, but his health is something i’m worried about because he doesn’t eat even if you ask him to.” “We also deal with heavy expenses.”

-Grade 10 Mother #3

So most of the parents we interviewed are basically okay with their kids being in the STE Program, but the negative things are their health and expenses. Not as I expected because it’s the STE Program after all. I thought they would rant about how tiring it is, but I guess all programs are tiring either.

(Mariadora Intes)

Yes, you are free to dress however you want; however, people’s gender expression should not be a source of entertainment. The LGBTIQA+ community is dealing with severe discrimination, and this is really unfair for them.

Gender expression is not a joke. Not when most of them are discriminated against, harassed, and even experienced physical abuse for being who they are. It’s hard to see them suffering in this world and keeping on fighting for their rights.

The officials should finally say yes to the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) equality bill, as it protects the LGBTIQA+ community against discrimination and unfair treatment. Also, cross-dressing should be normalized, and let’s encourage society to respect and accept this. Just like Risa Honteveros said, “We’ll take this to the finish line.”

COVID-19, an infectious disease from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, caused a global pandemic, striking fear over billions, and turning the world around, changing our definition of what’s normal. What started more than 3 years ago, now, just seems like a ghost standing in the corner of a room. Neither seen nor acknowledged. Not anything worth the attention.

Everyone used to be locked up inside, afraid of catching the disease, scared of what might be looming just behind their doors. Cautious and careful. This became our “new normal”. However, change is inevitable when time runs. Vaccines to combat this pandemic were soon created, giving us the pass to be allowed to go outside again. The reason why people seem to start feeling too safe when they’re outside. It felt like what used to be normal is starting to be normal again.

Though this is technically a good thing, a disease is not something that can just disappear out of the mere creation of a vaccine. It is still out there, still infecting people, and still causing countless deaths.

We are not helping by being ignorant, or rebellious. Just like how humans evolve, viruses can also change in order to be stronger, to work against our immune system. Over time, they also become stronger. Vaccines and boosters are only the bare minimum. We need to be more cautious and informed in order to become truly safe.

In view of the fact that, unlike ghosts, we are living, breathing, we can’t just stand in the corner of a room like them. Living in the same world means taking responsibility for each other. Wearing masks and having proper hygiene, keeping yourself informed, and caring about everyone’s safety is most, if not all, of what we need. This is only the bare minimum, but barely anyone cares about it. NOW should be the time that we do.

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