Educators encouraged to refrain from ‘shaming students’ amid reading comprehension crisis

Students are often shamed instead of supported in the classroom — and this culture may be contributing to the country’s worsening comprehension crisis, an education leader warned during the release of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) on Thursday.

“Ang teachers ang nagsi-shame sa learners... kaya kailangan piliin natin kung sino ang nasa teaching profession,” said Dr. Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), during the media forum held after the Philippine Statistics Authority's (PSA’s) presentation of national literacy data.