The assumption was educational deficiencies are rooted in lack of materials. The work of the trio on educational deficiencies and mediocrity in education also found that massive tutorials can reverse the educational deficiencies. The findings of Kremer and Banerjee-Duflo, according to serious students of Philippine educational issues, raise this very serious and timely question about Philippine education. And being always in a state of denial led to the failure to plug the lapses and the gaps in the education system. At the close of the Covid-19 school year, we might end up realizing that the educational system was sucked into a hellish pit of a disaster trap.

Source: Manila Times October 27, 2020 16:07 UTC