Just read from the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the
passing grade for grade 6 has now been lowered to 66% from 75%.
This was the average passing score in the National Achievement Test (NAT) administered by the Department of Education (DepEd) last year for Grade 6.
Officials said that 66% was actually an improvement from the previous year.
This is just pathetic. Since students can't pass basic elementary knowledge, they would just lower the passing grade to get more students to get to the next level instead of improving the learning conditions, schools and better teaching methods? Makes sense doesn't it? Let's just lower the standard so that by magic, now the problem is gone!
This is the administration we are in, same magic that happened when the DepEd reported a shortage in classrooms and GMA got angry. A few days later, oops! We made the mistake in the calculation, there's not classroom shortage!
This is like what they're doing in America with their "No child left behind". They'll do whatever they can to get students to pass the national exams so their schools doesn't get penalized with budget cuts.
Why is it that Filipinos love to emulate the bad stuff going on in a country instead of the good stuff?
You know, the solution is very simple. Low passing grade? Pay the teachers more so that you get high quality teachers. Build more schools to students have the space to learn. Buy them better books, not books riddled with errors. Teach them in their native language if that will make it better for them. Have more educational TV shows especially on government TV networks and less S-Files and Wowowee.
Not enough money? Instead of spending money building waiting sheds and basketball courts. Build libraries or study halls. Or use the money to hire tutors for the students for after school. Instead of using the money to print banners greeting happy birthday to the mayor, use that money to buy more books or food for the students.
Oh, but that would never happen right? The government officials has to have their mansions. We can't lower their standard of living. It's not their problem, it's someone else is problem.
Unfortunately, it all becomes our problem.
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