Whether you’re for or against K+12, you may wish to watch this video up to the very end — there’s an excellent lesson to be learned! . . And while we’re here, here’s a peek into the future — something we should consider investing in instead of betting the future of our children on a …
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Dear Abe, I’ve been following the opening days of the new school year 2012-2013 through some YouTube videos and commentaries (compiled by Dr. Angel de Dios in his blog, Philippine Basic Education) and, boy, does DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro get an earful in spite of his claim that the related negative chatter is minimal… How …
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By Queena N. Lee-Chua Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8th, 2012 Allan Leynes says: “I read your article (‘Straight Talk on K to 12,’ March 19). Are private schools included in the implementation? My child is supposed to be a first year high school student this June. Will she be included in the six years of …
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By Queena N. Lee-Chua Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 1st, 2012 To implement the K to 12 curriculum properly, good teachers are essential. Many teachers may be engaging and creative, but lack the skills to handle complex topics. As students put it, “The teacher is nice but incompetent.” In 2004, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) …
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There’s a telling question/answer under the F.A.Q. section of the Department of Budget and Management website, to wit: What basis law governs the use of government funds? The following provision of the Philippines Constitution sets the basic rule for the use of government funds: “Art. VI, Sec. 29. No money shall be paid by the …
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DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2012 issued by Secretary Armin A. Luistro April 17, 2012, was just uploaded to the Department of Education website. The following is a copy: Republic of the Philippines Department of Education DepEd ORDER APR 17 2012 No. 31, s. 2012 POLICY GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF …
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Multilingual Education for All in Asia and the Pacific: Policies, Practices and Processes. 4th International Conference on Language and Education. Nov. 6-8, 2013, Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Correspondence related to the conference may be addressed to: Ms. Panyaphat Piam-o-pad, International Conference Secretariat Coordinator (mleconf2013@gmail.com) or Ms. Kyungah Kristy Bang, MLE Secretariat Coordinator (k.bang@unesco.org).
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