Education (CHED) Regional head Reynaldo Peña for his failure to
expound on how a number of student educators passed the tertiary
education.
A recent report revealed that only 30% of the public high school
teachers are competent to teach the english subject.
Peña expressed dismay yet admitted that it is understandable if
graduates of education courses pass the licensure exam blaming the
education course as a cheapest and easiest way to get a college
diploma.
It was however reported that Peña was not able to explain why in spite
of measures ensuring the quality of education graduates, a lot of them
can pass the licensure exams given that English comprise a part of all
courses.
According to Karla Hyasmind Apat, Vice-president for Mindanao of
Kabataan Partylist, Peña's statement shows that the government
officials themselves deny the fact that the poor quality of teachers
and students root from the government's neglect of basic social
services especially education.
"The degrading quality of graduates is not primarily caused by the
lack of interest of the students to study. It is rather caused by the
government's lack of interest to prioritize the education sector,"
Apat said.
The group believes that poor performance of students in education is
caused by the poor conditions in teaching methods and materials in
schools.
"Unless the government will start prioritizing education, not only
English proficiency but the Philippine education system will start to
rot," Apat said.
"Education agencies like the Department of Education and the CHED
should start admitting that the government lacks sincerity to answer
the people's immediate needs like education, health and housing." #
For reference:
Karla Hyasmind Apat. VP for Mindanao
0919.570.9285.
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