DepEd official apologizes for DepEd TV math mistake

A Department of Education (DepEd) official on Wednesday issued an apology after a wrong mathematical equation in the agency’s television lessons went viral on social media.

DepEd Undersecretary Alain Pascua acknowledged the mistake found in episode 56 of the DepEd TV, saying that the portion passed through their quality assurance (QA) process.

“Humihingi po kami ng paumanhin sa ating mga mag-aaral, sa mga magulang, at teachers sa pagkakamaling ito. Hihigpitan po natin ang pag-QA para maging perpekto ang ating episodes sa DepEd TV,” Pascua said in a Facebook post.

In episode 56, students were asked to solve linear equation 2x=0. However, instead of using two as the divisor, the formula used zero, leading to an “undefined” answer.

The undersecretary said they will fix the video episode so that it will show the correct way of solving the formula once it is uploaded in their channels.

Pascua also thanked the public for their criticisms but expressed hope that they will not only focus on the mistakes.

“Sana ‘wag lang mali ang tinitignan ng bawat isa. Sana naman ay marecognize din ang galing at sakripisyo ng ating Teacher-Broadcasters, mga Production Team at buong DepEd TV, DepEd Commons, DepEd YouTube Channel Teams,” he said.

“May maganda ring naidulot ang pagkakamali na ito at ang pagcritique sa maling ito. Ipinapaalam sa ating lahat na mahalaga ang pag-QA sa mga episode at paulit-ulit na pagreview ng mga episode… Nalaman na rin ng buong bansa, bata o matanda, na hindi pwedeng maging divisor ang zero,” he added.

In August, the DepEd TV also went viral after a communication skills trainer pointed out a grammatical error in one of the English lessons.—AOL, GMA News