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DAPAT hayaan na lamang sa mga guro ang desisyon kung ano ang epektibong pagtuturo sa eskuwelahan na gagawin ng mga ito para matuto ang mga estudyante.

Ito ang sinabi ni Senador Pia Cayetano hinggil sa usapin hinggil sa “no homework policy” na ipinanukala ng ilang mambabatas para saa basic at secondary education.

“No disrespect to the authors of the bills. Being a teacher is a very specific calling, and to be an effective teacher, you need the kind of latitude to decide what is best for your students,” ani Cayetano

“A good teacher will not just go by the books. A good teacher will identify the strengths and weaknesses of their students. And this is where the correlation [of effective learning] to homework comes in. To dictate upon a teacher a blanket prohibition against assignments, or a mandate of exactly how much time to give a student in terms of homework would restrain his or her ability to provide for the needs of his or her students,” paliwanag pa ng senador.

Apela rin ni Cayetano sa Department of Education (DepEd) na gumawa ng paraan para mabigyan nang maayos na trato ang mga estudyante sa usapin ng ‘no homework policy’.

“I do believe that the Department of Education can step up and come up with better guidelines. But as to legislation, I would really worry, Mr. President, if we even have the time… to focus on something as specific as this, as to legislate number of hours for homework,” sabi pa nito.