Back-to-school blues: Inquirer contributor


A teacher assists students during the first day of in-person classes, at a flooded school due to high tide, in Macabebe, Philippines, on Aug 22, 2022. - Reuters

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): In-person classes have returned-and so have all the problems we've had before the pandemic.

Classroom shortages. Typhoon-caused class suspensions. Transportation and commuting problems due to inadequate public transportation. Teachers having to go above and beyond, reaching into their own pockets, just to get their classes ready for their students.

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