Monday, October 15, 2012
SEER'Sshout!: replica of what's real
SEER'Sshout!: replica of what's real: October 15,2012 9:41p.m. (The photos were taken at Mantianak Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, Philippines last Sept.15,2012)
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
PASALITANG PABAYBAY
/WAY-OW-YU/
/bi-way/:
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/WAY-ow-yu/
/ey-ar-i/ /ti-eych-i/ /ow-en-i/
/dobolyu-eych-ow/
/em-ey-key-i-es/
/em-i/ /eych-ey-pi-pi-way/
/DOBOLYU-eych-i-en/
/i-vi-i-ar-way-ti-eych-i-en-ji/
/i-el-es-i/
/ti-yu-ar-en-es/ /ti-ow/ /ji-ar-i-way/
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/ai-en-ti-ow/
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/el-ai-es-ti-i-en-ai-en-ji/
/ti-ow/ /em-i/
/EY-en-di/
/ey-el-el/ /ti-eych-i/ /em-ey-di/ /es-i-en-es-i/
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/ai/ /em-ey-key-i/
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/jey-yu-es-ti/
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/ow-el-di/
/el-ow-vi-i/ /es-ow-en-ji/ /ji-ow-i-es/
/WAY-ow-yu/
/ey-ar-i/ /ow-en-i/ /ow-ef/ /ti-eych-i/
/ef-i-dobloyu/
/ti-eych-ai-en-ji-es/ /dobolyu-ow-ar-ti-eych/
/ar-i-em-i-em-bi-i-ar-ai-en-ji/
/EY-en-di/
/es-ai-en-si-i/ /ai-ti-‘-es/ /ey-el-el/ /ti-ar-yu-i/
/eych-ow-dobolyu/
/si-ow-yu-el-di/ /ey-en-way-ow-en-i/
/em-i-ey-en/
/em-ow-ar-i/ /ti-ow/ /em-i/ /ti-eych-ey-en/ /way-ow-yu/
Juan Tanga?
“There
is no dull person, lazy you call it”
The documentary film entitled “Juan Tanga?”
presents the great role of teachers in shaping the future of the citizens. In
the film, bitter facts were uncovered. Our country belong to low performing
countries in the field of Science (41st of 45 countries) and Math
(23rd of 25 countries); Bridge statistics results last 2004 shows only
20% are qualified to enter high school; and 80% of the teachers don’t have
enough capability in terms of speaking English. Due to this, different reasons
of this bitter truth were cited. The Philippine government has 918.6 billion
budgets and 112 billion of it was intended for education yet there were still
classrooms for learners which isn’t conducive for learning. There were large
number of pupils enrolled yet the schools don’t have enough facilities which
results to conducting classes in the anywhere available – in the hallway, mini
gym, and even in a large hall of the school unfortunately there it is composed
of many classes subdivided only by a chalk board. The teacher-student ratio was
1 is to 60+ to 80+ even though there were already 3 shifts of classes per day. Comfort
rooms can’t even provide comfort. It looked like abandoned-- no water, no doors;
so dusty and untidy to look at. Aside from that, 17 million pupils enrolled for
school and 2 million of those pupils were not in the right age for their level.
Poor reading skills of pupils were discovered. Some books approved by the
Department of Education contain errors grammatically and even inappropriate for
the level of the pupils to be encountered. There was also a teacher even fail
to distinguish what’s the grammatical error on a certain passage. Aside from
that, the concept of poverty was pinpointed, impermanent addresses of pupils
even the low payment for teachers. There were also teachers who sell foods
inside the classrooms. There were interviews about basic information as part of
our country to citizens and some fail to answer it correctly. According to Bro.
Clifford, “key knowledge concepts even learning environment is found not
conducive for learning primarily because aside from the lack of it, the teacher
itself too is not that equip in teaching those key concepts or applying those
to be effective in teaching the learners”. Citizens who have been to school
much more to those which are not schooling found difficulty in spelling. There
were wrong signage’s with grammatical errors. In the film too, one of the
reasons why majority of the Filipino citizen tend to shunt away political
issues and prefer entertainment for somehow, they knew much more about it than
the latter since they at least wanted to ease their problems from their day to
day life and gain smiles through it some time. Despite of all this, there are still those which having a low
economic status are eager to finish what they have as of the moment and that is
pursuant of education with self-determination. The film significantly indicates
a woeful scenario which challenges every Filipino.
While I was watching the film, the issue struck
me about the system of education I’ve been having all throughout my school
years. I have been in a public school from elementary to high school till now
in college and the course I am taking is in line with it soon too. Having this
documentary film existing, this bitter fact of reality? It crushed my heart. I
don’t think it is proper that the basis for the acquisition of books by the
DepEd is on which is the cheapest among the competitors. Let’s say it is their
process that they can save such if they make it that way. But how can they
assure it is of quality without even looking at its content? As a result, there
were lots of technical errors in the books and some books aren’t appropriate
for the grade level of the learners. Now, the state aims to provide quality
education that is accessible to all. Was this there way on how they develop our
future leaders? the hope of our nation? With this, I don’t think we can achieve
what we dream of achieving. Added with these are some teachers who appear to be
unqualified to teach due to lack of skills in enabling leaners understand the
lesson, it is so disgusting. It triggers the mentality of most Filipinos that
teaching is the lowest profession and I felt bad about it. It is unfair too for
those who do their job well. Thus, we should not overlook them too. We can’t
say or put all the blame to the teachers too if pupils are not performing well
than expected. Teachers are just a part of the various stakeholders of the
curriculum. The life of a child doesn’t just revolve around the four corners of
the classroom. Parents also have a role to play about it for even the kind of
environment they have at home could affect the child’s performance at school
too. Aside from that, the role of the government is essential. We may have competent
teachers yet if facilities were not provided, the school force is weakened too.
Despite of this, it challenges me more to
pursue what I have started. Seeing the pupils in the film eager to go to school
despite of the rain and even to the extent is flood though pitiful yet
inspiring. The notion that poverty is not a hindrance to success ever loses its
spark. It has always been means of motivation to look onto a brighter ahead and
not enclosed one’s world to narrow-mindedness. In the documentary film, though kids
tend to work day and night for them to survive, they still manage to do their
best just to earn education. What I saw in the film keeps knocking into my
heart that these young kids work hard aiming to oust their family out of
poverty. Yet if the corrupt practices will still continue, I awfully feel bad
about what their future life would be.
Foreseeing what I will be 10
years from now after graduating here in IIT, I will be surely 28 years of age
that time. Well, with that 10 year period, I have had somehow done something
worth of value. As a citizen, I have been actively participating to activities
which involvement in it is highly a necessity like being a responsible voter
during elections. In addition, I am still practicing and promoting Executive
Order No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 which is
highly implemented in our municipality. I have been also practicing my rights
and duties to our country like respecting the rights of each individual and of
course my teaching profession. Clinging to it, my hard works during my basic
and tertiary education will always be significant events I would paint smiles
on my face every time I would reminisce it for the rest of my life for during
this time I have had my return of investment. I already got my license for teaching
elementary pupils. During that time, I have been already teaching in a public
elementary school in my home town. I am still assigned in the hinterlands.
Well, that is the protocol in our town, there shall be a mass giving of
position allowing those in the hinterlands to be transferred in schools as
possible near the national highways or otherwise settled near the place of
their residence. Every day, it is a great challenge to me to handle these
learners for it helps me to assess myself on how effective I am as a teacher and
allows me to know myself more. The problem existing of this documentary film
would possibly be still arousing if “teachers”, the new and old ones, will do
the old way. Equipped with the 21st
century skills, I have been a proof of doing the new ways for the betterment of
not just towards my learners but for the community as well. I have developed
flexibility and adaptability to cope up with the different attitudes and behaviors
of my learners per school year. My task as a teacher isn’t just to teach but to
treat every day as a brand new beginning to touch and transform lives as well
that’s why I must be careful to what I’ve been teaching them for somehow I may
be a factor of their success or failure. As a teacher, I have acquainted myself
with my strength and weaknesses that it may not hinder the learners for them to
learn. Teachers have find most of the time correct to the eyes of the young
kids and would less believe to what their parents tell them because according
to their teacher what they think is right. It is a challenged for me that I may
do what is right and practice what is necessary for what is teaching if you don
not teach or practice yourself with what is really necessary. Aside from that, I
have been actively doing my vocation, mission and profession in a way that I
have been eradicating the sense of stereotyping to the minds pupils by treating
them without favoritism. As a teacher, I have been embracing Gardner’s Multiple
Intelligence Theory that there is no dull person. I’m making them realize that
each individual is special and bears something they excel the most. They just have to find it out and develop it
that they may never think of themselves inferior than that of others. For me to
cater the different learning needs of the child, I have been using varied
teaching strategies to enhance pupils’ participation in the class. As a
facilitator of learning I have been teaching science in a way that hinterland
children may find the beauty of science not just a subject but as application
to real life. I have been exposing the kids into the field if necessary and not
limit their learning inside the four corners of the classroom. I’m making them
realize that at a very young age they can be an agent of a positive change too,
there is no age requirement for it. I have been extending my classroom
capabilities in terms of science through promulgating school based science camps.
Enhancing not just pupils’ knowledge but enabling them to develop collaborative
skills towards others. I’m doing my part as an enabler in the community I
belong. Well every teacher has its role as an extension to the community
especially during community programs or any public activities where
facilitating teacher is required. In addition, during that time, K+12 has been
the new educational system thus it would allow more equip teachers in this
field. I would not let my teachers whom I recognized “teacher” turn into a
failure and waste away the piece of what they have shared towards me. My ground
would always be having the attitude not just perception of what I must have to
do. Attitude by acting necessarily towards what cognate in me and what I felt,
I’ve been acting also what I think is right with regards to my profession. I
have not waste the budget of the government for me allowing me to have before
until during this time. As a person, during that time, I am still peace
advocate doing some talks with regards to breaking the walls of religion and
opening doors for respect even an environmentalist too; a friend not just to my
co-teachers and pupils but towards others as well; a daughter who honors her
mother and father; a student who seeks to learn more out of my daily experiences;
and a lover who, out of the hectic schedule at school, smiles give thanks at
the end of the day for she knows somebody still stands by her side too.
Indeed, each person has a purpose
for its existence in many ways our naked eyes can see. What am I doing today
has always have to do with what would I be in the ne’er future.
"Maestrang Bulod"
“Blip of
one, affects everyone!”
After viewing the documentary
film, entitled “Maestrang Bulod”, where it shows how the teacher in order to do
their job needs to travel weekly to school and live there for a week, it wakes
up my consciousness with the struggle of these teachers. There is no other road
to go up hill but to ride on a boat in the river and if the water is low, no
other choice but to walk barefooted with their belongings with them. The school
is small where the grade one classroom looks like abandoned, untidy. The
ceilings are worn out due to the rain, and of time. No complete school facilities.
In addition, teacher used to treat their classroom as a house having their
kitchen and bed for they don’t have any house to stay there. During night time,
they used to use lamp for there is no electricity there. So, teachers with
their phones with them would frequently use their phones to contact their loved
ones because the battery they have must last till the weekend. Aside from there
is no electricity there, the signal for phones is also limited. For the teacher
especially Teacher Roshelle who wanted to check if her months old baby is fine,
still needs to go to a higher elevated place to get some signal. Aside from the teacher’s problem with the
classroom as well as their geographic location, they have a great role to play
also when it comes to their pupils. If in the urban areas sometimes the parents
really is up to date when it comes to the performance of their child, here it
is the other way around. The teacher here is most likely to follow up why their
pupil wasn’t going to school. Samples of this type of students by which it took
lot of attention by the teacher were grade 1pupils. One of which is a girl. After
spending sometime of these pupils at school, they need to do their task as a
member of the family too. But their task is, turns out to be so different than
majority of those kids in the cities. If kids after school watch t.v. for
entertainment or somehow play games, there at Cabugao, kids work like their
parents do sometimes. A girl in grade one turns out to be a big girl at their home.
She cooked for their food and took care of her younger brothers and sisters.
Another pupil, a boy with the same grade level, tend to collect plastics and
metals as long as it could be sold for them to have something to buy for food.
As a result, this boy has lots of abrasion and cuts in the hand and legs of the
kid. These two kids sometimes would have to absent from class because of this
works which supposed they must not have at that very young age. Aside from this
horrible reality is that, pupils aside from not all has their uniforms with
them, don’t have enough school supplies as well. How many of these cases will
still occur? Up until how many kids will do the same? Up until how many
problems be left unsolved and added as time passes by? During the past years to
this point of time, these issues are extant and sadly, Cabugao elementary
school is one proof of it.
Our country as a government of,
for and by the people embraces also the concept of having a bureaucratic form
of government wherein there is a branching of responsibilities in each position
from the President down to the councilors of each barangays in the country.
Thus, this is to ensure that the information from the national government will
be easily and well disseminated. This is also a way to encourage the maximum
participation of every citizen in our country. According to Article 2 Section 25, it states
that “The state shall ensure the autonomy of local governments.” Now, what is
this local autonomy? Local autonomy implies that what the national government
has in terms of its responsibilities to the people and country in order promote
the public welfare is also true to the role of local government units from
provincial to cities to municipalities down to the barangays. Thus, the local
government units has a great role to play for they were entrusted to the do the
necessary move a government should do for its people. This indicates that there is a sense of
independence with regards to the management of the community they are to
administer in lined with the national government for the attainment of national
goals foreseeing betterment of our country. First and foremost, this promotion
of local autonomy is pursued because it is presumed that the local residents
know best the solutions to their problems. While the national government is
given more time to devote its energies to national programs, autonomy of local
government provides maximum participation for local residents in planning their
development. Another is for the enhancement of self-sufficient and self-reliant
local governments that they make take accountable and responsible with how they
run being effective leaders to where they belong. This is pretty much the basic
concept of bureaucracy that the government may reach out every citizen in the
country. Having this reason for this implementation made me wonder what did the
local government were doing that they haven’t had given attention to the
problem the Cabugao elementary school is facing. The government, especially the
local government units, is an important stakeholder of a school for they at a
very practical sense provide and caters the needs of a school for it represents
and stands as a close figure of the national government who serves and protects
its people. Aside from that, they served as resident’s voices to the higher
government that somehow the needs which local ones can’t provide will be given
attention and met. The Local Government Code of the Philippines, Section 3 (b),
says that --“there shall be established in every local government unit an
accountable, efficient and dynamic organizational structure and operating
mechanism that will meet the priority and service requirement of its
communities.” If this was implemented and done well, the problems experienced
in Cabugao would be solved somehow and the decentralization will be paving a
way to the quality of human life. Yet, is there a quality life existent there?
What kind of organizational structure and operating system they are facing and
practicing? Why is it not appearing to be effective? Road for transportation is
even a factor by which teachers have been dealing with weekly. Section 100 (c)
1 of that code states that the annual school board budget shall give priority
to the construction, repair and maintenance of school buildings and other
facilities of public elementary school and secondary schools. Why is it that it
seems like the school live because of teachers alone? Was really the budget
shared equally? Equally to those near the national roads yet on the hinterlands
is not? Why does this school do seem like it haven’t have any? If there comes
but for a minimal cases only and facilities was of minimal too. Who’s to blame?
The young innocent learners? The willing parents who sometimes fail to do their
responsibilities as well? Or most selfish government officials who tend to show
concern towards the people in times of and after that they’ve got the position,
it’s as if nothing had happened? Leaving the residents to solve their own
problems? Wake up! Since it is a system,
failure of one, affects everyone. If the locale of that place isn’t acting also
towards this, how could they be heard? There are lots of schools in the
Philippines and not all the problems are being catered or solve because the
people as part of the community as well is not acting towards it as well. It’s
a two way process actually between that of the government and that of the
people who are in need of service. Let’s get off the weeds before it rotten our
crops! What had happened to Cabugao elementary school just shows that there is
malfunctioning not just in the educational aspect but to the government as
well. If we will let all of this unattended were creating a country of problems
and not of a country that we, as part of it, be thankful of. It is not that
easy to pinpoint those who are responsible for all of this malfunctioning but
what had been seen in the film needs an action. As part of the making true of
our government goals in the attainment of a developed country, this is not just
a one man task. It requires participation of each individual to any society he
or she does belong. This film serves as an eye opener. This maybe not just
happening to Cabugao but maybe it also exists in our own locality. Thanks to
teachers who despite of their sacrifices, still eager to make true to their
oaths not just for making them worthy of the chance the government is offering
to them and their salary but as a concerned citizen of the country as well. May
these kinds of teachers be still around that we may develop future leaders that
are not merely in concerned of their selfish benefits but for the public for
that’s what they must be doing.
Indeed all of this disheartening
reality, if not taken into action, it will still echo back to those who are
responsible for this. How long will our eyes be blind? ; our ears deaf? ; our
hands unused? Our hearts hardened? Who will receive the handful of shame? The
earlier it is fixed the better the society we can have while were still alive. Wake
up! Our tomorrows maybe in turn just part of the sad history.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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