Footsteps of the Past

Ma. Zhaira Grace G. Castro

The various forms of educational systems from the Middle Ages have made numerous contributions, such as preserving the culture of Christian monasteries, teaching methods, and university organization, which we still use today.

The educational system in the Philippines, on the other hand, has been greatly influenced by the country's colonial history. It has gone through many stages of growth from pre-Spanish times to the present.

At various points during our race's national struggle, education is the center of the leadership's emphases/ priorities in addressing the demands of society. Prior to the introduction of the Spanish, there was no official education in the country.

Education was informal, unstructured, and methodless at the time, with parents serving as teachers in their homes.

In those days, children were more vocationally trained and received less academic training.

With this statement, I can say that this kind of education is now being used because of our current situation where the students’houses serve as their school and their parents are the one who teach them but the difference is that the present education is formal, structured and well guided by professional teachers and agencies.

As a teacher, I may say that there are many insights that can be learned from studying prior educational experiences that can be applied to current educational theory and practice.

Our educational concerns and challenges are not unique; others have encountered similar issues and attempted solutions with varied degrees of success or failure.

In order to better our education, we can learn from their achievements and avoid their failures.

The history of education is littered with both mistakes and breakthroughs that we may either avoid or follow.