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According to the human capital theory, the economic development of a nation is a function of the quality of its education. As put simply by Ronald Meinardus in his article, “The Crisis of Public Education in the Philippines,” the more and better educated a people, the greater the chances of economic development. Meinardus also pointed out that arguably, the phenomenon also has an educational dimension. He explained that as the Philippine society is aiming to establish the bill for the education of millions of its citizens, who then spend the better part of their productive years abroad, the poor Philippine educational system is indirectly subsidizing the rich economies hosting the OFWs. In this article, let us focus on the concept explained by the human capital theory. Meinardus noted the statement of the senior DepEd official regarding the description of the quality of Philippine school education today: Our schools are failing to teach the competence the average citizen needs to become responsible, productive and self-fulfilling. We are graduating people who are learning less and less. Being an enrollee in one of the least prominent schools in one of the poorest regions in the country, I cannot agree more to the above-mentioned statement. I believe the major problems involved in the Philippine educational system are: profit-oriented educational systems, poor faculty management, and poor educational resources. Profit-Oriented Educational System There is one role the profit-oriented knowledge institutions cannot take from the university (UP): as a "center of wisdom," where wisdom is understood as the capacity to use one's knowledge and experience to arrive at a good judgment or a sound decision; where wisdom means the foresight and concern for the next generations. Only an authentic university has the organization, scope of learning and academic freedom to nurture wisdom. (Former UP President Francisco Nemenzo) Iskul Bukol continued on page 2 |
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Iskul Bukol: Pilipinas, Are We Learning?
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Brain Strike |
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Two different schools of thought exist as to why we dream: the physiological school, and the psychological school. Both, however, agree that we dream during the REM, or rapid eye movement, phase of sleep. During this phase of sleep, our closed eyes dart rapidly about, our brain activity peaks, and our muscles suffer temporary paralysis. The physiological theory centers upon how our body, specifically our brains, function during the REM phase of sleep. Proponents of this theory believe that we dream to exercise the synapses, or pathways, between brain cells, and that dreaming takes over where the active and awake brain leaves off. When awake, our brains constantly transmit and receive messages, which course through our billions of brain cells to their appropriate destinations, and keep our bodies in perpetual motion. Dreams replace this function. Turn to page 2 |
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A Quarterly Newsletter for the Weird and the Restless Second Edition (Jan-Mar 2005) |
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The Simple Mind |
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· Iskul Bukol: Pilipinas are we learning? · Dreaming of knowing why we dream? Don’t sleep on it, find out why! · This edition’s WHO SAID THAT? Feature: Aristotle |
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March Events 1 Pig Day Source: 123greetings.com |
Why Do We Dream? |
