Philippine Education

Have you read NCSB Chief Slams Call Centers, RP Education Problems? National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Secretary General Romulo Virola talks about the decline of the Philippines' education system.

I dunno. Perhaps he was too harsh on the pervasiveness of "Boom Tarat Tarat" or the national obsession with call centers. Even before the BTT chant, Filipinos have been avid television viewers. All these chants or songs will come and go, yet a lot of us will still be glued to the TV from 11am to 3pm daily.

And even if people stop watching too much television, how can we increase the competence of Filipino students in the fields of Mathematics and Science? Is it a lack of materials or teachers?

Perhaps as more schools get connected to the internet, some educators will share lessons online via YouTube. Then again, will our children watch a video on parabolas or how to determine the slope of a line? Probably not.

So what exactly is the missing ingredient? I wish we could find a way to improve our children's communication and analytical skills....