Me, presenting our answers in the workshop
Last December 01, 2011, Sutherland fetched us to attend a seminar-workshop. When we finished our lunch, they gave us 10 minutes to answer a few questions about the issues in education system of the Philippines. A day is not enough to talk about that. Yet we were only given a few minutes to reconcile our thoughts and a minute or so to present it. Issues like innovation, empowerment, and the widening gap between the academe and the corporate world.
Is the education system of the country open to innovation? Yes, it does. It has been very open to innovation. Even though we lagged behind other developed countries, we still make some changes in the education system. The K+12 is an example. We want to be in step with the rest of the world.
Does it believe in empowering students? The answer is yes. Knowledge is what schools impart. Yet these knowledge should make them exercise their free will or their freedom to choose. They become empowered if they decide on what’s the best things they could do with their life.
What factors that widen the gap between the academe and the corporate world? Poverty, facilities or infrastructure, market forces, among others. Poverty is an old problem in the education system. It is not a very debatable issue.
I couldn’t recall all the answers of the participants, they were very spontaneous. It was, however, an enjoyable learning experience.
