Check
this out. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus, alarmed by the overcrowding in some public elementary schools has ordered classes in those schools reduced to four or five hours.
“All schools that claim to lack classrooms shall implement this order,” he said.
Lapus said class length for the various grades in the affected schools shall be as follows: For grades 1 and 2, four hours of learning time; grade 3, four and a half hours; and grades 4, 5 and 6, five hours.
“To compensate for the reduced number of hours per day, Edukasyong Pantao will be integrated into all learning areas from grades 1 to 6, (while) Sibika at Kultura will be integrated into Filipino from grades 1 to 3,” he said.
“Musika, Sining at Edukasyong Pagpapalakas ng Katawan will be integrated into Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (Hekasi) in grades 4 to 6,” he said.
The order included a sample classroom program, which suggested that English be taught for 90 minutes in grades 1 to 3, and for 60 minutes for grades 4 to 6.
Mathematics could be taught for 90 minutes for grades 1 to 3, and for 60 minutes in grades 4 to 6. Filipino, Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan, MSEP and Hekasi could be taught for 40 minutes in grades 4 to 6.
The sample also suggested that Science and Health be taught for 40 minutes for grade 3 and 60 minutes for grades 4 to 6.
Wow...so instead of building more classroom, to accomodate these students, it makes more sense to just reduce their learning hours. Make sense.
No wonder the Philippines is building a nation of under-educated citizens.
Wherein private schools are increasing the number of hours a student stays in school. They're reducing the number of hours in public schools. See why there is a big gap in the level of education between someone who graduated in a public school vs. private school?
I think the best way to solve the overcrowding problem is to just close down the school. That way, there's no student, so there's no overcrowding. That's what they want their report to the President to show anyway.
It is easy enough to build a temporary classroom for a lot less money you know. A couple of plywood, some fans and desk. Done! Until they can build a more permanent solution.
Dumb asses. I feel sorry for the Filipino children. They're growing up with even less opportunities than their already underprivileged parents.
Comments