Got this site from a seminar sponsored by Eduxi wherein Maricar Gustilo-De Ocampo lectured on leading a preschool in the 21st century.
This site got my attention.
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/Hope it can be your guide!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Education Innovation by TOTO Gustilo
As a Filipino educator my passion is to see Phillippine education rise up to the challenges of the 21st century. Sadly speaking our country's education has undergone lots of dismal problems. In fact, according to Melbourne Indymedia (a website produced by grassroots media makers offering non-corporate coverage of struggles, actions and celebrations. Everyone is a witness. Everyone is a journalist.) (http: // melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/117598.php):
Proof of this is the dismal state of our educational system. As of now:
1 in 10 Filipinos has never gone to school (6.8 million)
1 in 6 Filipinos is not functionally literate (9.6 million)
4.1 million are illiterate
11.6 million youth are out-of-school
More than half (51 percent) of Filipinos had at most elementary education
Out of 1000 Grade 1 pupils, only 688 will finish their elementary education and only 7 will acquire the required competency skills
Of 100 students that enroll in Grade 1, only 13 will finish college;
The Philippines has one of the most crowded classrooms in Asia. Class size is 55 to 56 students per classroom. Classroom shortage is more than 44,000 despite Mrs. Arroyo's recent pronouncement that there are no classroom shortages. Textbook shortage is pegged at 25 million. Public school teacher shortage is close to 50,000. 8.5 percent of schoolchildren are malnourished. Public schools are lacking in a comprehensive school-based, institutionalized child nutrition program.
1 in 10 Filipinos has never gone to school (6.8 million)
1 in 6 Filipinos is not functionally literate (9.6 million)
4.1 million are illiterate
11.6 million youth are out-of-school
More than half (51 percent) of Filipinos had at most elementary education
Out of 1000 Grade 1 pupils, only 688 will finish their elementary education and only 7 will acquire the required competency skills
Of 100 students that enroll in Grade 1, only 13 will finish college;
The Philippines has one of the most crowded classrooms in Asia. Class size is 55 to 56 students per classroom. Classroom shortage is more than 44,000 despite Mrs. Arroyo's recent pronouncement that there are no classroom shortages. Textbook shortage is pegged at 25 million. Public school teacher shortage is close to 50,000. 8.5 percent of schoolchildren are malnourished. Public schools are lacking in a comprehensive school-based, institutionalized child nutrition program.
This blogspot serves as an "inspirational spot" for educators and educational leaders. It also dreams to be a nugget of wisdom/knowledge in developing Philippine educators in facing the 21st century. Mabuhay ang lahat ng Pilipinong Guro
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