Challenges and Hopes of SARDOs in Philosophy Subject Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Gearing Towards Innovative Approaches

This research aimed to understand the challenges and hopes of students-at-risk of dropping out in philosophy subject in Canduman National High School for the School Year 2020-2021 as basis for intervention. It used phenomenology research design in understanding the challenges and hopes of students-at-risk of dropping out. Content data analysis was used to analyze the frequency of occurrence of words and phrases of the responses of participants. It was found out that the challenges fall under the themes are collaboration, reflection, self-regulation, distance learning, and poverty. The themes fall under hopes are intervention and warmth. Based on the findings, the study recommended to design innovative intervention, revisit the most essential learning competencies, lessen the activities in the module and focus more on the content. Provide students with trainings on productivity tools. Ask direct assistance from stakeholders to improve the delivery of instruction. It suggested to design intervention that fits the needs of the students and within the reach of students’ capacity. The result of the study was limited to the challenges and hopes of students-at-risk of dropping out in philosophy subject in Canduman National High School and thus recommends for further investigations across curriculum to establish viability of the impact of alternative learning delivery modality in education crisis brought by covid-19 pandemic.