DepEd Lapu-Lapu City
e-Library
EDUSPHERE: News that transform
"MISEDUCATION": EDCOM 2 Year One Report
By: Allan S. Adem MN, Ed.D | January 24, 2024 - 09:47 PM
Photo image credited from EDCOM 2
The Second Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM 2) is a national committee entrusted with conducting a thorough national assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Philippine education system. The commission aims to give evidence-based recommendations for improving the cost-effective deployment of national government resources. Members of the EDCOM 2 committee have emphasized the importance of decentralization and using PISA data to alter the education system.
The commission also aims to unify early childhood and basic education in the Philippines. EDCOM 2 has recommended that the Commission on Higher Education provide additional education development funds for private universities. The group also suggested prioritizing the poorest in college subsidies. National scientists are among the top Philippine scholars who will help in EDCOM 2 reforms.
With the conclusion of its inaugural year, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) can now provide insight into the circumstances and obstacles that must be addressed in its primary areas of focus.
DEAR! DepEd's Drop Everything and Read
In conjunction with the National Reading Program as a key element of the National Learning Recovery Program (NLRP), the Department of Education, along with the Division of Lapu-Lapu City joining through the LRMS, introduces Catch-up Fridays. Commencing on January 12, 2024, with Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Day, this initiative empowers learners to engage in independent silent reading. Catch-up Fridays, designed to fortify foundational, social, and relevant skills, align with the basic education curriculum's objectives for the development of reading, critical thinking, analytical, and writing skills. For comprehensive information and guidelines, consult DepEd Memorandum No. 001, s. 2024.
"A regularly interacting or interdependent collection of elements constituting a unified whole" is the definition of a system. By this criterion, the Philippine education system struggles to satisfy the requirements of a "system." Additionally, it falls short of what the Constitution of 1987 defines as "a comprehensive, adequate, and integrated system of education." Conversely, departments, bureaus, and agencies have prioritized their objectives and mandates, frequently operating in isolation from one another.
The challenges identified by the Commission during its inaugural year are as follows: fragmented implementation of early childhood care and development (ECCD) interventions; disjointed pathways in teacher development (from preservice to licensure to hiring); absence of education programs for critical education professionals; lack of monitoring mechanisms; Special Education Fund-exacerbated inequities; and ineffective coordination exacerbated by an excessive number of initiatives. This, notwithstanding the limited personnel of the three agencies and their continuously expanding mandates.
In essence, this has resulted in the "miseducation" of Filipino students, or more precisely, a substandard delivery of education, which has instigated a severe crisis in education, as evidenced by national and international evaluations. It is these concerns that the Commission presently endeavors to directly confront.
The MaTaTaG K to 10 Curriculum is now available.
Planning Conference on the 2024 Festival of Learning Resources
(Recorded 2/28/2024)
GUIDES IN MAKING RESEARCH
(Students and Teachers)
It has been a resounding clamor among research advisers and aspiring researchers for the implementation of a standardized format across educational institutions, fostering a sense of unity and consistency. I am pleased to announce that this long-standing concern has finally been addressed. Just click the files below and download or visit the Research and Innovation section of this site.
RELATED HELPFUL LINKS:
LRMDS Facebook
Click the image.
National Education Portal
Click the image and use your DepEd email to gain access.
DepEd Learning Portal
Click the image and use your DepEd email to gain access.
CONTACT US:
