Neglected educational system
Vicky N. Carrera
24 July 2009
To all cababayans:
I wrote this in a very simple manner to reach everyone including the school children. I used very simple terminology that even a 1st grade child can understand.
PGMA’s past SONA was just a joke. The ratio of 70 or more students per teacher and three sessions a day made me really furious. I do not care how super good the teacher is but when they are loaded with this number of students, the result would be disastrous. Then again, this is Philippines where anything and everything is possible.
As an educator myself, I sympathize with the educators and the children for their dilemma.
My grandchildren and I just came from the Philippines for more than a months visit and we saw first hand how the students are being neglected by the Philippine government. Some schools are like pigs pen.
I intentionally asked the driver to pass through some of the schools to show my grandchildren how most of the children in the Philippines do their sacrifices to get their education. They saw dilapidated buildings surrounded by stagnant muddy water, open filthy restrooms, and congested classrooms.
I won’t mention here their comments but they were dismayed. My nine year old granddaughter asked me “Mama, how can they learn in that shack”? “How do they get to their classroom that is surrounded by water and mud?” “Why is it that some schools are nice and some are filthy?”
My response to her was “Patience and determination…just to learn and maybe someday they will be able to get out of the situation.” I was not able to answer her last question.
The learning environment, the ratio of seventy or more students per teacher, the lack of school supplies and three sessions per day is ridiculous and a nightmare to an educator.
On top of that, the children receive only 4 hours instructional time due to the three sessions. WOW! How can anyone even learn from this situation? I am not surprised that there are so many out of school street children roaming around the Philippine roads begging in order to survive.
Often times we blame the teachers for poor test results or low performance of our school children. Well, let’s open our eyes because the answers are just obvious.
All politicians during their campaign makes promises to fix the education system, improve the livelihood of the people, fix the economy, etc.,etc. In the end, what really matters to them after they are elected is how they can make their pockets overflow, how they can go on a junket around the world, and how they can stay in power.
I know, the Filipino people are frustrated, dismayed, and felt hopeless. Well, you put yourself in that situation. Most of you sold your votes, most of you only thought of a moment’s satisfaction and the result is a never-ending misery.
Yes, we pray that things will get better, but you must also do the action. Elect a candidate that can help fix the country not because he is popular or filthy rich. Learn from what is happening now around you if you want to improve the situation.
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