PHILIPPINE EDUCATION HISTORY

 Education is certainly the most powerful tool for anyone to be able to liberate oneself in any form of social, economic and political injuries.

 

The Five Purpose of Education:

 

1.          Skills and development

2.          Values formation

3.          Socialization

4.          Life preparation

5.          Knowledge acquisition

 

Knowledge acquisition - the purpose of education is to provide the foundation for structured learning by providing the students with rich experiences using varied learning tools, materials and interactive learning experiences

 

Skills development - Education aims for the student‘s to discover their skills, potentials and talents Value

 

Information - The ultimate goal of education is on the character formation of the students

 

Socialization - It is in the nature of education to provide an extension of the family environment

 

Life preparation - Education prepares the student to become independent and competent for future jobs and learn responsibilities in order to achieve goals in life

 

The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013- It makes the K-12 program mandatory for all students in both public and private schools

The rationale of the 12-years program is to align the curriculum of the Philippines with the rest of the countries all over the world in order to compete globally.

 

Salient Features of the K 12 Program:

 

1.          Strengthen early childhood education through the universal kindergarten

2.          Make the curriculum relevant to learners by contextualization and enhancement

3.          Ensure an integrated and seamless learning through the spiral progression

4.          Build proficiency through language by using the mother tongue-based multilingual education

5.          Gear of the future of the Senior High school

6.          Nurture the holistically developed Filipinos through college and livelihood readiness

The aim of the Senior High Program - The aim is to equip students with the needed skills and competencies for the college level. This will strengthen the student’s interest and passion for the career he/she will pursue in the future

 

Pre - Hispanic Academic and vocational:

 

1.          The father trained sons into warriors, hunters, fishermen, miners, lumbermen and ship builders.

2.          The mother trained daughters in cooking, gardening, serving and other household arts

3.          The old man in Bothoan teach kids with reading, writing, arithmetic and use of weapons and lupus (acquiring kina adman and amulets)

Western And European System

 

1.          Primary schools, colleges and universities are established by missionaries

2.          Make native Filipinos obedient and God-fearing Christians

3.          Religion was compulsory in all levels

4.          First schools are parochial; native children are taught reading, writing, arithmetic and some vocational and practical arts subjects.

5.          Boys and girls studied in separate schools.

6.          missionaries are the teachers

 

American System

1.          soldiers are the teachers

2.          "to educate and to train in the science of self-government"

3.          Pensionados

 

Commonwealth Era

1.          National Council of Education

2.          Develop a common national language as mandated in 1935 constitution

3.          Revival of native culture as well as desirable Filipino values

4.          Code of Ethics

5.          Education Act 1940: Grade 1-6 (from 1-7); July-April (from June-March)

 

  Japanese System     

1.    Nippon-go was compulsory


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