“When Reforms Don’t Transform: Reflections on Philippine Education” Lecture by Ronan S. Estoque, DPA
Last Wednesday, November 12, 2008, majority of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Technological Institute of the Philippines – Manila visited the campus of University of the Philippines – Diliman to attend a lecture whose title is also the title of this article.
The lecture was held in the newly refurbished National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (NISMED) Auditorium which was filled to the rafters. The lecture was aptly called as a UP Centennial Thematic Lectures and the speakers were Dr. Cynthia Banzon Bautista, Dr. Allan B.I Bernardo and Dr. Dina Ocampo.
The lecture was simultaneously participated by other branches of UP nationwide (e.g. UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas and UP Mindanao) through the Internet.
The HSSD Faculty participants were:
1. Leticia Espina, MA
2. Aquilina Redo, MA
3. Corazon Gregrorio, MA
4. Marichelle Dones, MA
5. Lorna Wy, MA
6. Claudio Tabotabo, MA
7. Roman Leaño, MA
8. Benigno Faral, MA
9. Nazario Cebreros, MA
10. Johnif Baylon, MA
11. Ronan Estoque, DPA
There were so many considerable educational points raised and expounded but for the purpose of this article, three (3) contentions stood out.
1. One Size Fits – All Mentality in Education must cease. Students are individuals and as such, the adoption of the one size fits-all mentality is actually a disservice to the profession of teaching.
2. Language versus Learning. The Bilingual Education Policy (BEP) as well as the use of English as a medium of instruction is a failure. Once and for all, Filipinos must decide whether education should focus on Language or Learning. Do we want our students to be language proficient (in this case, English) or do we want Filipino students to acquire the so called learning competency.
3. Decentralization. The educational situation in Manila is far different in the educational situation in Cavite, Bulacan, Cebu or even in Muslim Mindanao. Why should imperial Manila dictate educational policies which would probably only work in Manila?
There were a lot of educational points worthy of consideration that were raised in the abovementioned lecture but suffice it to say here that the experience was worth the effort of transporting HSSD faculty to the premier university that is UP.
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my comment is why education situation in manila is far diffirent in cebui,bulacan,cavite..........
for me it is same but probably that statement is true.
Conducted seminars and trainings will help the teachers to acquired newly ideas. These ideas will help them to form a newly effective way of teaching.
Different raised problems or ideas is not an issue in that seminar, the point is, they attended the seminar, that they give their time and effort to attend the activity. What I am trying to say is, they only show their concern to the student, that they love teaching and they did it for the students sake.
So for the teachers who attended, you are only proving that you love your students, and you love what you're doing. And for that, I salute you all... Well done ma'am and sir,.
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