Category: Education

The ivory tower that is the Ateneo de Manila University

March 7, 2016 benign0 105 Comments

It’s nothing short of a memetic explosion. Get Real Post articles that dissected and, in the process, eviscerated the ill-conceived conceptual foundation of a statement released by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) faculty, denouncing Martial Law “historical revisionism” and baldly accusing Philippine senator and vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos of “brutality” have strongly-resonated amongst…

Culture, Education, Society

Ateneo faculty accuses Senator Bongbong Marcos of committing acts of brutality

March 6, 2016February 18, 2022 benign0 44 Comments

It’s been several days since the faculty of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) took a “stand” on the alleged “historical revisionism of the Martial Law years”. The stand takes the form of a statement published on the ADMU official website here. Suffice to say, the Ateneo community is now in the midst of a…

Crime, Education

Is the Ateneo de Manila University engaging in patronage politics by siding with the Aquinos?

March 4, 2016February 1, 2022 Ilda 248 Comments

Teachers should be teaching children how to think, not what to think. There is enough evidence to suggest that some teachers in the Philippines are not teaching children how to use their critical analysis faculties and are not nurturing them to become more independent thinkers. Recent statements made by the members of the Ateneo de…

Education, Politics

Breaking Free from Poverty: A Politician-Independent Approach

February 27, 2016 zaxx 23 Comments

If you had the liberty to choose which country or race you would be born into, would you choose the Philippines? I’d figure most Filipinos would readily dish out the name of a first-world country like Germany, Japan, Korea, or the United States, nations that have something to be intrinsically proud of, in stark contrast…

Development, Economy, Education, Media, Society

‘Pinoy Pride’ loses a key pillar as Manny Pacquiao crashes and burns

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 benign0 8 Comments

For years I’ve seen friends celebrate Manny Pacquiao on social media as a ‘hero’ of ‘Pinoy Pride’. They cheer his every victory and lament his every loss on the ring in ‘solidarity’ with the nation he has been thrust into symbolising. That was Pacquiao, the boxing champ. What about Pacquiao the congressman? That question evidently…

Culture, Education, Government, Politics

Why Filipino politicians routinely get away with incompetence and criminality

February 14, 2016 benign0 9 Comments

There are no consequences — not for the Philippines’ most popular celebrity, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who is also a House representative in Congress. Despite holding the dubious distinction of being the top no-show in House sessions held in 2014, he remains a Filipino favourite. It may be just as well that Pacquiao has been…

Culture, Development, Education, Politics, Society

Thinking beyond just “getting more young girls into STEM”

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 FallenAngel 8 Comments

In the United States, at least, bridging the gender gap within sectors and industries is a big issue. Simply put, American society is currently concerned with getting more young girls and women to go into fields of study/interest that are perceived to be traditionally male-dominated. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field happens to…

Culture, Education, Science, Society, Tech Talk, Technology

Women are being STEM-shamed into coding work by Silicon Valley!

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 benign0 9 Comments

You know why Silicon Valley and the whole tech industry is pushing women and minorities into taking up coding and into various techno-geeky fields of study? It’s because they want the other 50 percent of the workforce to join the pool of programming professionals and put downward pressure on tech salaries. So when you come…

Culture, Education, Society, Tech Talk

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