ADVERSITY QUOTIENT OF TEACHERS

 Sun.Star Pampanga
 21 Sep 2018

https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/sunstar-pampanga/20180921/281702615629119

RONA D. REYES

Workload, pressure and stress. These are words that you will see in the social
networking sites and all of them are pertaining to the herculean tasks given to the
public school teachers. The volume of workload are said to put pressure on teachers
and will result in stress and worst is depression that may lead to death.

Even before we are hired to the public schools, we already know that teaching is not
only confined within the four corners of the classroom. Many write ups are already
published and printed stating the situation of the teachers inside and outside the
school premises. It is already a public knowledge that teachers have enormous duties
and responsibilities, which makes the profession the noblest one.

In this situation, teachers just need to be prepared and strengthen their adversity
quotient. According to Stoltz, AQ refers to the ability of an individual to withstand,
conquer, and overcome challenges or adversities of life either personal or
professional.

Teachers do face different adversities that contributes to the pressure and stress they
feel. However, it is also noted that teachers should know how to handle these
adversities. Stoltz noted that they should have control over themselves. Having a
strong composure despite challenges is the start to overcome them. In addition, they
should own the problems and blame no one for the cause of challenges. Their strong
reach on the problems contribute on how they can withstand the challenges. Lastly,
they should learn how to endure these challenges so their works will not be affected.

To lessen pressure and stress, improving teachers’adversity quotient will be of great

help.

— oOo—

The author is Teacher III at Jalung Elementary School

Briones to visit schools, teachers,
students affected by Taal volcano
eruption
https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/17/briones-to-visit-schools-teachers-s
tudents-affected-by-taal-volcano-eruption/

Published January 17, 2020, 12:52 PM

By Merlina Hernando-Malipot

Education Secretary Leonor Briones is set to visit teachers, learners and school
affected by the unrest of Taal volcano, the Department of Education (DepEd) on
Friday said.

Briones will be in Batangas to personally assess the situation of affected schools,

teachers and learners. She is scheduled to meet with DepEd Region IV- A in Sta. Rita,
Batangas. In the afternoon, she will hold a site visit Bauan Technical High School in
Bauan, Batangas which is used as an evacuation center for the eruption imminent
victims.

DepEd said that Briones has canceled her engagement on Education World Forum in
London to visit the state of displaced learners and teachers affected by the hazardous
eruption imminent of Taal Volcano.

She is scheduled to meet with the superintendents, principals of abandoned schools,

Public Schools District Supervisors (PSDS), and Disaster Risk Reduction
Management (DRRM) coordinators to “ensure the safety of the affected learners and
teachers” in Batangas.

In its latest report, DepEd said that a total of 7, 094, 165 learners in 7, 542 schools are
affected by the Taal’s volcanic eruption in 58 divisions under the National Capital
Region (NCR), Region III, and Region IV-A and Region IV-B. Classes remain
suspended in 16 divisions under Region IV-A which affects 1, 829, 249 learners in 2,
113 schools.

DepEd data shows that there are currently 167 schools in three divisions under Region
IV-A which are being used as evacuation centers. A total of 1, 083 classrooms in
these schools are housing 7,667 families or 36, 299 individuals – 9, 995 of which are
learners.

The DepEd said that it will continue to monitor updates from DOST-PHIVOLCS, and
will coordinate with affected regions and divisions; coordinate with Regions and
Divisions on class suspensions, schools used as evacuation centers and other effects
of the eruption; mobilize unaffected DepEd field offices and private sector to provide
assistance to Region IV-A; and begin immediate deployment of response
interventions (hygiene kits, learner’s kits, teacher’s kit, cleaning kits, clean-up funds,
provision of Psychological First Aid and Alternative Delivery Modes) to affected
areas; and ensure that all displaced learners who are nearby unaffected schools are
“accepted even without credentials to ensure learning continuity.”

Based on its Education Cluster Report as of January 22, DepEd noted that 19, 268 of
its personnel remain affected by the Taal crisis to date.

The DepEd continues to urge policymakers to build multi-purpose halls in order to

avoid class interruptions during disasters. It said that the number of schools that are
being used as evacuation centers (ECs) continue to increase amid Taal’s unrest.

Latest DepEd data showed that there are 312 schools in seven divisions under Region
IV-A that are still being used as ECs. The divisions- wherein schools are used as ECs
– include Batangas, Batangas City, Cavite, Gen. Trias City, Laguna, Lipa City, and
Tanauan City.

To date, DepEd said that 2,785 classrooms in these schools are being used as
temporary shelters of 20, 165 families or 75, 435 individuals – 10, 968 of the
evacuees in these ECs are learners.

In Batangas, 240 schools and 2, 087 classrooms are being used as temporary homes of
14, 828 families or 54, 828 individuals – 7, 440 of which are learners. In Batangas
City, 15 schools and 241 classrooms are currently being used by 1, 450 families or 6,
408 individuals – 432 of which are learners.

In Cavite, 31 schools and 104 classrooms are used by 1, 567 families or 6,635
individuals – 915 of which are learners – are used as evacuation centers while in Gen.
Trias City, three (3) schools and 12 classrooms serve as temporary shelters to 31
families or 147 individuals – 57 of which are learners.

In Laguna, a total of seven (7) schools and 66 classrooms are housing 65 families or
175 individuals wherein 337 of which are learners. In Lipa City, six schools and 18
classrooms are being used as evacuation centers of 459 families or 1, 735 individuals
– three of which are learners.
In Tanauan City, DepEd said that 12 schools and 211 classrooms are housing 1, 614
families or 5, 828 individuals – 1, 196 of which are learners.

DepEd’s latest data showed that 642, 740 learners in 1,120 schools remain affected by
the Taal’s volcanic eruption in seven divisions under Region IV-A.

While classes in other affected areas have already resumed early this week, classes in
five divisions remain suspended. The suspension of classes it all levels in five DepEd
divisions in Region IV-A are affecting 628, 242 learners in 1,107 schools.