The UP College of Education Student Council has published an open letter addressed to the producers and director of VinCentiments’ online class episode.
VinCentiments, the social media page of independent theater group SaWakas, is a platform that posts hugot to real-life rants through a short film.
But in its latest episode entitled “KPL l Online Class”, the VinCentiments team is being slammed for allegedly “antagonizing” teachers.
Recently, the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Education took to the social networking site Facebook, wherein it posted an open letter in response to the viral short film about online class.
Here’s the open letter of UP College of Education Student Council:
Today, the role of teachers amidst the pandemic is undeniably challenging due to the additional effort they make in ensuring that quality education is continuously delivered despite the many limitations present in our educational system. With this, the efforts and struggles of teachers should never be undermined in any way.
While we recognize that it aims to voice out the concerns of students with regard to online classes, the latest episode of VinCentiments entitled “Online Class” is outright irresponsible, insensitive, and infuriating. The video narrows down learning into the traditional mode wherein it is only facilitated in the classroom. Moreover, it fails to acknowledge that remote learning is not merely limited to conducting online classes. The video also antagonizes teachers by portraying them as harsh and ignorant to the concerns of students. This is a direct insult to educators whose efforts, for the past months, are directed towards adjusting syllabi, curricula, modules, and lesson plans in order to ensure the delivery of quality and compassionate education amidst the pandemic.
Our teachers do not deserve this disrespect. We, the University of the Philippines College of Education Student Council, strongly urge the director and creators to take down the aforementioned video as soon as possible. We are also calling the attention of the DepEd Philippines to take necessary action steps in order to protect teachers from public shaming and humiliation. We believe that art is a powerful tool to raise discourse on social issues and empower artists to practice their craft. But, if the means to an end harms marginalized sectors, intentionally or unintentionally, for the benefit of advancing art, we condemn this form of expression as this places the marginalized to a situation that further tarnishes their dignity.
In these trying times, we should centralize our efforts in amplifying our demands to the government—for education, for healthcare, and for our country’s general welfare! Now more than ever, we must know who the real enemy is. Instead of putting all the blame towards our teachers, our efforts must be directed against this oppressive administration and in strengthening our fight towards quality, accessible, and relevant education!
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