Adapting in the New Normal: Experiences and Viewpoints of Private School Mathematics Teachers to Blended Distance Learning Delivery

Abstract

The new normal brought different uncertainties and concerns to all the educators around the globe, which scale from instructional to teaching roles. In this phenomenological qualitative research, the scope is to focus on the education journey of private school Mathematics teachers utilizing the blended distance learning delivery and trying to gather their narrative adjusting to the new normal education. Thus, this has driven the researcher to explore their experiences and viewpoints. Using a purposive sampling procedure, the researcher selected ten private school Mathematics teachers subjected to a Key Informant Interview (KII) to gather data regarding their experiences and viewpoints. Results found that private school Mathematics teachers exhausted different means to offer the best possible learning experiences to the students despite the various circumstances that hindered them from performing their teaching role. Teachers also exude hope and positive outlooks on the new educational system to meet the demands of today’s reality.