Bakya Society: A Culture of Stupidity and Idolatry
This is more or less a response to Kate Natividad’s articles about breeding out idiots and why I think that, despite Ms. Natividad’s good intentions, it will be of little …
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The Philippines’ [Real] Education System
Mag umpisa tayo kay Ginoong Thomas Edison. Ayon sa mga libro na “nabasa” natin noong elementary at highschool pa tayo, si Thomas Edison “daw” ang umimbento ng bumbilya. Sa kanya …
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Study confirms need to establish English as medium of instruction also at elementary school levels
A study jointly conducted by the University of the Philippines’ Assessment Curriculum Technology Research Center-College of Education (ACTRC) and the University of Melbourne on the effectiveness of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual …
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The State of Education Today: A Discourse on the Destruction of Creativity
We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “successâ€, defined monetarily rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true …
Read MoreTagalog vs English? Take the 30-word challenge!
I’ve always made the assertion that proficiency in the English language is the Filipino’s ticket to success. Being a good English speaker is the key to upward social mobility in …
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