In the United Kingdom, parents will soon be able to track their kids’ grades 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Instead of setting up appointments with teachers, which is not always easy especially for working parents, grades can be sent and received via e-mail and other electronic means.
By 2010, the electronic grade reporting system will be operational in all primary schools. By 2012, secondary schools will implement the same.
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Now, let’s say you are a member of Congress. You want to adopt the same system in the Philippines because it is time-efficient, it will entail less use of paper (save the trees!), it will save fuel (less commuting to and from school) and parents will be able to monitor the progress of their children’s school work even on a day-to-day basis. You want to propose a law. How will you address the following issues?
- Lack of PCs and internet connection in the average Filipino household;
- Low computer literacy among the majority of the population especially among older generations;
- Teachers’ complaints that it might mean more work for them.
Write an article (post it in this blog) discussing your solutions to the three issues above, and any additional issues that you deem important. Include your proposals for sources of funds.
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