Comments on: Science in the early grades and in graduate school. http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school Powered By A Collective Voice Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: John Eric Mendoza http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-79350 John Eric Mendoza Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:47:36 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-79350 I agree, but if you will carefully read elementary science books, the contents are just the same as what we studied in elementary way back 1970 - 1980.. Most updates are not yet indicated in these texbooks. So students would resort to surfing the internet for latest updates and innovations in relations to science. I agree, but if you will carefully read elementary science books, the contents are just the same as what we studied in elementary way back 1970 – 1980.. Most updates are not yet indicated in these texbooks. So students would resort to surfing the internet for latest updates and innovations in relations to science.

]]> By: Lex Muga http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-76618 Lex Muga Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:12:09 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-76618 I agree that our basic science education should be inquiry-based and mathematics education should be problem-solving based. The two important ingredients to this endeavor are textbooks and teachers. We need good textbooks and qualified teachers who can teach these the contents of these books well. To answer the problem of qualified teachers, our school had a project with DepEd twelve years ago to train public high school teachers in math and science for 1 and 1/2 years. Those who finished the program were granted an MS MathEd or MS BioEd degree. I think we only handled 8 batches with about 30 students per batch until DepEd stopped funding the program. Lucio Tan through his FUSE came to the rescue and supported about 4 batches. Instead of stopping the program, DepEd should continue it and engage the services of UP Diliman, UP Los Banos, UP Baguio, UP Visayas, DLSU, UST, MSU-IIT, Xavier U, San Carlos U, and other competent universities for multiplier effect considering that the Philippines has more than 600,000 teachers in more than 80,000 public schools. I agree that our basic science education should be inquiry-based and mathematics education should be problem-solving based. The two important ingredients to this endeavor are textbooks and teachers.
We need good textbooks and qualified teachers who can teach these the contents of these books well. To answer the problem of qualified teachers, our school had a project with DepEd twelve years ago to train public high school teachers in math and science for 1 and 1/2 years. Those who finished the program were granted an MS MathEd or MS BioEd degree. I think we only handled 8 batches with about 30 students per batch until DepEd stopped funding the program. Lucio Tan through his FUSE came to the rescue and supported about 4 batches. Instead of stopping the program, DepEd should continue it and engage the services of UP Diliman, UP Los Banos, UP Baguio, UP Visayas, DLSU, UST, MSU-IIT, Xavier U, San Carlos U, and other competent universities for multiplier effect considering that the Philippines has more than 600,000 teachers in more than 80,000 public schools.

]]> By: BongV http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75320 BongV Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:41:43 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75320 why settle for Kant when there's also Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard why settle for Kant when there’s also Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard

]]> By: rosa http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75307 rosa Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:45:21 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75307 We just had a re-union of Saint Louis University of Baguio alumni. English has been drilled into our heads from grade 1 in the Montanosa. I am very happy to say that a lot of the graduates (mostly engineers, accountants and nurses) who are newly arrived here in Calgary have found very good jobs mainly because we easily pass job interviews due to faliliarity with the English language. I am sure they have experience and credentials but the first thing the HR check is the ability to express oneself clearly and intelligently which is a product of a lengthy English immersion environment. We just had a re-union of Saint Louis University of Baguio alumni. English has been drilled into our heads from grade 1 in the Montanosa. I am very happy to say that a lot of the graduates (mostly engineers, accountants and nurses) who are newly arrived here in Calgary have found very good jobs mainly because we easily pass job interviews due to faliliarity with the English language. I am sure they have experience and credentials but the first thing the HR check is the ability to express oneself clearly and intelligently which is a product of a lengthy English immersion environment.

]]> By: BongV http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75305 BongV Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:28:16 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75305 I agree - teaching science in English, the lingua franca of business and science is a good thing. it also increases the competitiveness of our graduates. note that China has invested heavily in getting native English speaking persons to teach English in their universities. it is just a matter of time when Chinese English-speaking call center operators will give the Philippines and India a run for its money. it is ironic that as China ramps up its effort to be more fluent in English, the Philippine curriculum is going in the opposite direction. I agree – teaching science in English, the lingua franca of business and science is a good thing. it also increases the competitiveness of our graduates.

note that China has invested heavily in getting native English speaking persons to teach English in their universities. it is just a matter of time when Chinese English-speaking call center operators will give the Philippines and India a run for its money.

it is ironic that as China ramps up its effort to be more fluent in English, the Philippine curriculum is going in the opposite direction.

]]> By: rosa http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75304 rosa Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:24:59 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75304 While Beijing is importing all our college graduates as teachers of English, we are using tagalog to teach our students science? Our only competitive advantage (ability to speak English) being thrown down the drain? I would call this regressive education. Actually we should keep using English as the medium of instruction and add Chinese and Spanish as optional courses if we want to produce world class graduates. While Beijing is importing all our college graduates as teachers of English, we are using tagalog to teach our students science? Our only competitive advantage (ability to speak English) being thrown down the drain?
I would call this regressive education. Actually we should keep using English as the medium of instruction and add Chinese and Spanish as optional courses if we want to produce world class graduates.

]]> By: Ben K http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75294 Ben K Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:38:20 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75294 That's really the worst part. My wife and I have a hell of a time trying to maintain some kind of progressive learning with one kid, I couldn't imagine what the teachers must think when they're faced with 30+ (or lots more - we at least don't have a crowding problem here). That’s really the worst part. My wife and I have a hell of a time trying to maintain some kind of progressive learning with one kid, I couldn’t imagine what the teachers must think when they’re faced with 30+ (or lots more – we at least don’t have a crowding problem here).

]]> By: blackshama http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75293 blackshama Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:30:10 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75293 We had a bit of the Renaissance with Jose Rizal. BTW I overheard a UST student attending a Philosophy student symposium at UP saying that "they (UST students) are banned from reading Kant!" Now talk about getting out of the Medieval ages! I sincerely hope that the UST student is wrong. But then again as Elmer Ordonez writes, people from the Royal and Pontifical University once they get under the acacias of Diliman, start expressing themselves! We had a bit of the Renaissance with Jose Rizal. BTW I overheard a UST student attending a Philosophy student symposium at UP saying that “they (UST students) are banned from reading Kant!” Now talk about getting out of the Medieval ages! I sincerely hope that the UST student is wrong. But then again as Elmer Ordonez writes, people from the Royal and Pontifical University once they get under the acacias of Diliman, start expressing themselves!

]]> By: blackshama http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75292 blackshama Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:25:33 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75292 English should be the language in teaching science in tertiary education. In many non-English speaking countries, this trend is getting much support. English should be the language in teaching science in tertiary education. In many non-English speaking countries, this trend is getting much support.

]]> By: blackshama http://filipinovoices.com/science-in-the-early-grades-and-in-graduate-school/comment-page-1#comment-75291 blackshama Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:22:41 +0000 http://filipinovoices.com/?p=6617#comment-75291 That it always changes. As Ocampo, Bautista and Bernardo said in their UP lecture, we can't complete the whole basic education cycle since bright DepEd guys keep changing the curriculum. That it always changes. As Ocampo, Bautista and Bernardo said in their UP lecture, we can’t complete the whole basic education cycle since bright DepEd guys keep changing the curriculum.

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