July 28 2007

Jeniffer S. Francisco
Dev. Educ 302
Textual Analysis



So far, the entire SONA is really impressive the format of the text and the arrangement of the content, but mostly it is just the accomplishments, plans and promises of the president.She mentioned so many accomplishments but only a few were successfully implemented and actually experienced by ordinary citizens. I do believe that education is very important to every one,she mentioned "that in today's global economy, knowledge is the creator of wealth." For me education is the key instrument for poverty alleviation, through improving the entire system of education by making it deliver better services and by enhancing the quality of achievements. according to Bro. Andrew Gonzales when he was interviewed way back 1999 when he was the DECS secretary, the basic problem in the Philippines is quality education. The macro issue is - how do we make the students learn more, have better skills so they can find fulfillment in themselves and good jobs and be useful/ productive members of society?... the government invested billions of pesos for education, built classrooms etc. But i don't think it is the solution for attaining quality education, if all the plans of the government will not be properly implemented billions of money will be wasted. one particular example, the government have programs for English proficiency to help Filipinos become globally competitive but, if the president herself cannot use the language properly then how can we expect others to do the same.plans will remain a plan unless people concern will do something to make things possible. some issues of education in 1999 are still existing in our present time such as: lack of resources like teachers, facilities and equipments; poor quality of administration; fewer Filipinos speak and write English well; very few libraries as well as limited books in these libraries; poor school results in poor teachers; dishonesty and corruption in DECS; teachers are strong in teaching strategies but poor in content, massive retraining of teachers in subject content; going back to the fundamentals, the bottom line is academic achievements and enriched experience; review of the past focusing on academic achievements ; test and measurement are means to qualify control; in 1950's there was quality in education because the best minds are in education but now our bright students enroll in more promising professions. The main focus of education is academic achievements and we almost forget the other aspects of our personality that also needs to be developed.Leaders should be the role model of education, if they know that education is a change for the better then it should be manifested in their action and decisions.