Briones determined to continue classes to educate learners, adults after students badmouthed her and DepEd

Since the start of classes several issues had been raised, students and parents are struggling from the new normal and most can't contain their frustrations towards the Department of Education (DepEd) specially to Education Secretary Leonor Briones.

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Briones emphasized that the actions of some students frustrated with the class reopening, badmouthing the department officials which includes her only proved that their is a need to continue classes despite the presence of coronavirus.

Briones said in an interview that it was the first time for her to be insulted with profanity.

May mga statements, may mga mura, sa buong buhay ko, hindi pa ako namura nang P of the I — can you imagine at my age, P of the I kuno ko — and then see you in hell,

the 79-year-old education chief said.

[There are statements, it includes cursing, in my whole life I have never experienced being insulted by calling me with a swear word — can you imagine at my age they will curse me like that, as well as see you in hell.]

Mga ganyang klase na lengwahe, which emphasize the fact that we really need to educate our learners and also the adults,

she added.

[These are the kinds of languages which emphasize the fact that we really need to educate our learners and also the adults.]

Briones disclosed it after she stressed that there are a lot of bad publicity happening about the school year opening. But, she said that the fact that they prepared for the reopening of classes negates all attempts to defile the departments efforts.

The education secretary said that they have conducted more than 50,000 dry runs to ensure that educators and officials are prepared for the resumption of classes. And also admitted that the systems in place may not be foolproof, she claimed that resuming classes even before systems are perfected is fine, just like the old Filipino culture of moving into new but unfinished houses.

It’s like building a house, your house is not yet finished pero usually sa ating kultura, di pa tapos mag-move in ka na para makita mo, and that is exactly what happened. Nag-dry run kami, nakita namin ‘yong mga difficulties and challenges, and of course, that was given massive publicity months even before we started,

she explained.

[It’s like building a house, your house is not yet finished but usually in our culture, even if you are not done building, you already move in to see it for yourself, and that is exactly what happened. We had dry runs, we saw the difficulties and challenges, and of course that was given massive publicity months even before we started.]

May nagsasabi na ‘hindi kaya ng DepEd, mahina ang DepEd et cetera, di nila ‘yan kaya’, pero siguro nakayanan naman namin dahil alam namin kung ano’ng mangyari,

she assured.

[A lot of naysayers ‘say DepEd cannot do it, DepEd is weak, they cannot do it, but I think we managed to do it because we know what is happening better.]