INVESTING IN PH'S EDUCATION
JOEL M. MERCADO
The national government has reaffirmed his commitment to invest in the country’s educational sector and its young learners to make the Philippine education system at par with other nations. He promised to build infrastructure that will provide learners, teachers and the entire academic sector with a healthy and safe environment that is conducive to learning. The President vowed to invest in Filipino teachers who, he said, are part of improving the Philippine educational system, even as he adder that he is already planning on how to get the school building program off the ground to address deficiencies. Teachers are teachers because it is a vocation, and they do not become teachers because it is their job. Teachers do not become teachers because they want to become rich, they become teachers because they have to. The President said it is up to us to support them in that effort because they feel the need to educate young people. He added that we are blessed that we have such teachers and we should hold them close and do all we can to support them so that they can do, to the best of their ability, what they have pledged to do. Aside from those efforts, the President said the government will offer teachers multiple opportunities to meet their personal and professional needs so that they can effectively perform their roles as teachers and mentors. The administration will also invest in young learners by giving them the right tools and mechanisms in their day-to-day schooling, Marcos said, as he encouraged educators to adopt new technologies and innovations that will aid learners in their pursuit of learning. To instill the value of hard work and patriotism in young citizens, he encouraged Filipinos to embrace the DepEd’s theme: “Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa.” And as the government comes up with a long-term vision and forward-thinking solutions for the education sector, President Marcos emphasized that the government cannot execute the task alone.
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The author is Head Teacher I at Saplad Elementary School, Minalin District Head