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  1. Dutchie

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    Private schools seem to be suffering a great deal in terms of enrollment relative to the previous school year. Deped announced today that enrollment for private schools is currently at 27%, whereas overall (including public schools) enrollment is at 77%.
    My take on this is that any private school that has relatively high fixed expenses (mortgages, overhead) will be toast if things stay as they are for too long, whereas public schools will be ok for now, but overburdened with too many students as soon as the Covid misery subsides.
    Many teachers in private schools, already underpaid in normal times and motivated only by the prospect to find employment in a public school after gaining adequate experience, will be pulling their hair out by now.
     
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    Dutchie, Aug 20, 2020
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  2. Always a Poppy

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    Our son is at Montessori and now in Week 7 of Grade 7 online/modular learning. They have an online session with teachers each morning, much as described by Pompolino, then it's up to pupil and parents to ensure the weekly module is finished by Friday pm to exchange for the next week module. Depending on your child's motivation (our's has little - mother & son just had another bout of nagging and tears), this can be a time-consuming and stressful exercise compared to dropping them off at school and letting the teachers get on with it, because of the potential for distractions at home.

    Reliable internet connection and ability to go to the school to exchange modules on a strict timetable is important.

    On the whole it's going fairly well, although there's yet to be any feedback from teachers on performance. I never was any good at algebra.
     
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    Always a Poppy, Aug 19, 2020
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  3. Happy Camper

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    As I said in an earlier post on the School Opening moved to October, just announced, Colleges and Universities not affected, they will open on time (whatever that means).

    Covid must be smart too, it knows the difference between public education facilities and private colleges and universities. I guess the students (beside age difference) must be different and immune along with those teachers.

    Someone is going to be proven wrong.
     
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    Happy Camper, Aug 15, 2020
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  4. PatO

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    In a small sample, We have friends switching from private to public or different lower cost private. Hopefully, face to face can restart in January and a successful vaccine from wherever available. I am optimistic.
     
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    PatO, Aug 21, 2020
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  5. Ladyhiker

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    The President has said all along that he will not allow in-class school until the children and teachers are all vaccinated. On-line or modular is too much of a project and extra expense to get it to all the children. My guess is that they will again postpone it until after the newly proposed Russian vaccine being available by December. How long to produce enough of it for everyone and who will fund it will bring further delays. My heart breaks for the children who are desperately wanting to be back to class and busily focused on moving ahead in life and getting some normalcy back. My American friends have already started sending their kids back to public schools where many are in conflict about that.
     
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    Ladyhiker, Aug 19, 2020
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  6. Always a Poppy

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    Yes, thanks. I've caught up with it now.
     
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    Always a Poppy, Aug 16, 2020
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  7. Happy Camper

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    I don't spread rumors, it was from DepEd Brionnes and posted on both ANC and ABS-CBN news feeds. It is also on there again today.
     
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    Happy Camper, Aug 16, 2020
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    Well, dont wear a mask, cach Corona and goodbye. Your choice.
     
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    Philpots, Aug 15, 2020
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    Wait until Aug 23, then rush to get children ready for school on Aug 24. No one knows what is going to go one from one day the next it seems. And now according to an ANC post, they are surprised that foreign businesses are halting expansion and some are pulling out of the country.
     
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    Happy Camper, Aug 14, 2020
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  10. PatO

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    Duterte and the DepEd postponed school opening until Oct. 5.
     
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    PatO, Aug 14, 2020
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