{"id":266338,"date":"2020-08-24T23:34:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266338"},"modified":"2020-08-24T23:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:34:46","slug":"long-online-class-hours-may-not-be-good-on-learners-health-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/24\/long-online-class-hours-may-not-be-good-on-learners-health-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"Long online class hours may not be good on learners’ health: DOH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holding online classes up to eight hours may not be good for the health of young learners, a health official said Monday.(Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Holding online classes up to eight hours may not be good for the health of young learners, a health official said Monday.<\/p>\n

Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made this statement after plan of the Department of Education to extend the online classes up to eight hours in a day to complete the required number of school days mandated by law.<\/p>\n

“Ang mga<\/em>\u00a05 years old below,\u00a0nakalagay doon sa pag-aaral, hindi sukat ang<\/em>\u00a0(Kids 5 years old and below, studies say, they’re not fit for) 8 hours online learning,\u201d Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

Young learners, she added, must have other physical activity apart from their online classes.<\/p>\n

“Hindi pwedeng nakaupo sila sa tapat ng<\/em>\u00a0computer for eight hours and\u00a0kailangan<\/em>\u00a0valid ‘yung activities na ibinibigay gaya ng<\/em>\u00a0(They cannot sit in front of the computer for eight hours and the activities given them must be valid like) story-telling,” she said.<\/p>\n

She said older learners may endure long online class hours but they must stand from time to time.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay<\/em>\u00a0break time\u00a0para hindi<\/em>\u00a0strained\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0eyes,\u00a0hindi<\/em>\u00a0strained\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0back, so they can exercise their bodies\u00a0para hindi<\/em>\u00a0prolonged sitting\u00a0din<\/em>\u00a0(There should be a break time to avoid strained eyes, strained back, so they can exercise their bodies and there’s no prolonged sitting as well),” Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier approved the recommendation of the DepEd to reset the opening of classes to Oct. 5 from Aug. 24.<\/p>\n

The postponement, according to DepEd, covers both public and private elementary and high schools, except those that are affiliated or attached to colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, however, reiterated that no face-to-face classes would be allowed due to the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

She said classes will not be limited to online session since DepEd has adopted a policy of blended learning where various modalities are being recommended, depending on the situation at the level of the region and the school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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