Enough?!

"Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever... Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people are to be free"    --- Thomas Jefferson, former U.S. President, Inscription on the Jefferson Memorial, Washington District of Columbia

The “10 doable things” envisioned to reform Philippine education are:


• Increasing the education budget to 4 percent of the gross national product to make it at par with other countries.
• Enhancing basic education by adding two more years to it.
• Promoting academic excellence by developing globally benchmarked standards of excellence.
• Developing community ownership of schools.
• Ensuring universal access to education.
• Strengthening higher education.
• Empowering teachers.
• Building transparency and accountability.
• Supporting private education.
• Maximizing alternative learning.

Education Nation, a coalition of captains of industry and other concerned citizens, launched recently a blueprint for reform to save the Philippine education system from collapse.  “We at Education Nation are saying ‘Enough!’ We cannot simply sit back and watch our education system further deteriorate in the hands of a government that has shown little concern for the plight of millions of Filipino children,” Ramon del Rosario Jr., chair of the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), said at the launching ceremony.

Apparently,  Philippine Education System is lagging behind among its peers in the Region. And let’s face it, with the political climate that we have, it would definitely take time or an iron fist to implement changes that WE need.

We make little changes. Thanks to Filipino Educator Efren Peñaflorida for his innovative “Kariton Klasrum” (pushcart classroom).

Better approach should be done. Improved educational infrastructure means professional advancement for teachers, additional school buildings & facilities, improved curriculum development among other things.

WE need to tackle these reforms and give school administrators and the community wider autonomy on handling school’s culture and atmosphere than simply relying with the national government. We should pushed through the so called “Community based Educational System” backed by the National Government. Reforms should always work to this level as positive as possible for students, parents and the community.

Stop Politicking! Help. Build. Educate.