Expanded schooling raises opposing views among solons
06/27/2010 Members of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed differing views on the proposal adding two more years in basic education. Gabriela party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said the proposed two additional years for the elementary and secondary levels will not improve the quality of education in the country. Ilagan, a retired college professor, said erroneous textbooks, crowded classrooms, inadequate facilities, the patronage system of appointing teachers and low salaries of teaching personnel are the existing problems plaguing the country’s educational system today. “There cannot be a dramatic and qualitative change with the addition of one year in the elementary and another one year in the secondary,” she stressed. Ilagan said the problems will even be compounded because there will be a need for more teachers, classrooms, books, chairs and other materials to support the curriculum. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100627hed6.html |
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