APALIT
- Barely two weeks before the formal opening of classes, several
parents here opted to enroll their children in public schools instead of
going back to private schools due to financial difficulty.
According to them, the education of their children remained as top priority but they claim that they could no longer afford to shoulder the cost of education in private schools
increasing amount of tuition fees.
"Lahat naman ng magulang gusto na ang kanilang anak ay mag aral at matapos sa magandang eskuwelahan pero sa hirap ng buhay ngayon ay hindi na namin kakayanin pa na bayaran ang tuition sa pribadong paaralan," Lydia Del Carmen, a mother for two high school students here said.
Del Carmen added aside from the tuition fees in private school, students are still paying so much for the projects, field trips among other school requirements in the academic year.
"Kailangan mag aral ng amin mga anak kaya kahit hindi na sa pribadong paaralan ay ipapasok namin sila. Naniniwala naman kami na maganda din ang kalidad ng edukasyon dito kahit na medyo siksikan sila sa loob ng classrooms," she stated.
Del Carmen's husband is a public utility vehicle driver.
However, another parent here disclosed that if there is a choice, they would still enroll their children to private schools whose main educational program is focus on the individual capacity and talent.
"iba pa rin kasi talaga sa private school, natututukang mabuti ang mga estudyante kumpara sa public dahil sobrang dami na nila sa isang classrooms. Kaya lang, sa hirap ng buhay ay wala kaming magagawa," one of the parents here stated.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education reminded public school administrators to refrain from collecting unauthorized fees or demand contributions from parents as the same is illegal under the existing laws governing public education.
According to them, the education of their children remained as top priority but they claim that they could no longer afford to shoulder the cost of education in private schools
increasing amount of tuition fees.
"Lahat naman ng magulang gusto na ang kanilang anak ay mag aral at matapos sa magandang eskuwelahan pero sa hirap ng buhay ngayon ay hindi na namin kakayanin pa na bayaran ang tuition sa pribadong paaralan," Lydia Del Carmen, a mother for two high school students here said.
Del Carmen added aside from the tuition fees in private school, students are still paying so much for the projects, field trips among other school requirements in the academic year.
"Kailangan mag aral ng amin mga anak kaya kahit hindi na sa pribadong paaralan ay ipapasok namin sila. Naniniwala naman kami na maganda din ang kalidad ng edukasyon dito kahit na medyo siksikan sila sa loob ng classrooms," she stated.
Del Carmen's husband is a public utility vehicle driver.
However, another parent here disclosed that if there is a choice, they would still enroll their children to private schools whose main educational program is focus on the individual capacity and talent.
"iba pa rin kasi talaga sa private school, natututukang mabuti ang mga estudyante kumpara sa public dahil sobrang dami na nila sa isang classrooms. Kaya lang, sa hirap ng buhay ay wala kaming magagawa," one of the parents here stated.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education reminded public school administrators to refrain from collecting unauthorized fees or demand contributions from parents as the same is illegal under the existing laws governing public education.
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