Teacher Lourdes sends her message to the parents in this time of Pandemic

Teacher Lourdes shared to me her “An Open Letter to the Parents During This Pandemic” and I readily agreed to include it in my blog because I personally admire her initiative and genuine care for the children and their parents as well. I reproduce the open letter below, after a few questions thrown to her. Please check out.

Q (This writer): During your tenure as a teacher, what subjects do you teach?

A (Teacher Lourdes): I teach English, Araling Panlipunan, Science and ESP or Edukasyon sa Pagkakatao.

Q: Why did you decide to write a letter to the parents?

A: I feel I need to at least give a little cheer up message to the parents who are our partners in giving education especially during this hard time.

Q: Who or what inspired you?

A: My children learners whom I already miss because we all miss the face to face classes.

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An Open Letter to the Parents During this Pandemic

Dear Parents,

I am writing to you because I feel the need to reach out during this extraordinary and hard time. The COVID-19 pandemic lasted until today and it will be a year soon since our first lockdown. We all did not expect this to happen in our lifetime and we are also saddened that this happened during the formative years of our children. I write to let you know that we are all here to support each other for the sake of our children.

Despite the hardships, Dear Parents, we should be reminded of the blessings behind all the pandemic after all. Firstly, Parents, please consider your assistance in the learning of your children as your time know them better as children or teen ager who are undergoing physical, emotional and psychological changes. Character-building starts at home and you have your ample time to lead your children while they are studying their modules.

Secondly, Parents, while assisting your children in their school works, take it as your time to relearn what you have studied when you were in your primary and secondary years. You will understand the beauty of knowledge taught to our children. Relate the learnings in school by talking to your children about the importance of what you do as parents and as contributor to the community so that they may understand how they can also be doing something meaningful when they grow up.

Thirdly, Parents, develop hobbies you can do together with your children. Before the pandemic, parents go to work and children go to school. All get to go on outings or vacation on holidays or weekends. Since the pandemic forced us to stay at home, do something together like planting trees to replenish the oxygen tank of the planet, raise fishes in an aquarium together, tend gardens together, cook food together and watch movies together.

Lastly, Dear Parents, let your established relationship during this pandemic continue beyond this time. Quality time with our children means we are seeing them grow up and grow matured as a person.

Dear Parents, let this be your personal goal and let this be your family goal while I, as a teacher, am here as part of the community to applaud and cheer on you in every step of the way. We can survive this pandemic.

Very truly yours,

Lourdes Gamelong

Teacher 

March 2021