KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGING TIMES
Our lawmakers are seeking to pass bills that will help the Filipino people adapt to technological changes and use it to advance as a society. One senator is Senator Sonny Angara, who insists on going “high-tech”.
Nowadays, almost everything revolves around technology – that is why computer knowledge and skills is a must.
Senator Angara has proposed a law mandating the inclusions of “Computer” subject in the elementary and high school curriculum in both public and private schools.
Senate Bill No. 1803, which he filed on May 15, aims “to breathe life” into the basic law of the land that states that “the state shall establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the people and society.”
According to Angara, in this era of advanced science, more and more countries rely on the usefulness of computer technology in their respective developmental pursuits. Computer knowledge, he said, has already evolved from a fad to an absolute necessity in the real world.
Angara explained that the demands have been increasing tremendously for computer efficient personnel or employees in most of the professions and business centers.
That is why he said that there is an imperative need for us to meet and adapt to these demands, considering these changing times towards the advancement of science and technology. He said that now, more than ever, is the time to train children towards the demands of the future.
Angara said we must prepare them for the vicious battle for survival in the next decades to come by providing them a legacy of a stable educational foundation – lest we deem to be oblivious and unconcerned on the future of our children, the leaders for tomorrow.
That is why, according to Angara, the mandatory instruction of computer is the first step toward this direction.
--oOo— The author is Teacher III at Sinura Elementary School, Porac, Pampanga
The Philippine educational system has evolved over the years of pious changes that strengthen the democracy of this sprawling country. These changes have echoed the run of events in the administration.
The Philippines displays vibrant and multi-cultural system. Increase in funding remains a concern, with the assistance of the private sectors; the Department of Education oversees the provision of basic education.
In the previous years, the Philippines finally invested expensively on its mostground breaking change to the educational system in decades, the K-12 reform. But what does this reform offer to the millennial?
The education secretary, Leonor Briones, said that the present administration’ education policy seek to provide a quality education that is universal in nature and relevant to the needs of the nation.
The millennial should also experience an education that is “truly liberating” through the progression of critical thinking skills and immense patriotism to the local culture and the arts.
In an encouraging note, situation in the public school had improved with a yearn to provide more localised instructional materials, the promotion of safe and childfriendly school environment, and a stronger community ties. And to equal the demands of technology in providing assistance to education, the department conducted different learning venues such as seminars, trainings, and symposium for the adoption of more effective teaching strategies.
Millennial Education (millennialDucation) nurture continued learning with the use of Alternative Learning System as a virtual classroom. Philippine educational system gears the future by providing basic literacy training and grants for adult learners, and even-handed education and trainings for students with special needs.
The government had to answer substantial questions in terms of delivering education, a sign of its determination to bring lasting change.