Lesson
The function of Education in Society
Wha Ne
DIRECTIONS: Describe your most memorable experience while you were in
Kindergarten, Elementary, and Junior High School that help you become a
better person today .
Elementary
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kindergarten Junior High
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What is It
The footprints of the education system of the Philippines can be traced
from the countries that colonized it, namely Spain, America, and Japan. The
education system was highly influenced by the years the Philippines was
under these occupations. The most lasting and powerful change that occur in
the area of education was in the period of American occupation, where English
was used as the primary language of instruction and a system of public
education was first established. (Education in Philippines, n.d)
When the education system was established in the Philippines, schools
has provided the learner to interact in groups which allows them to become
aware of their individual differences, gender roles, values, and capacities for
growth and survival.
FORMAL EDUCATION- in the Philippines
A formal education comprises an institution (school) and trained
teachers that will facilitate the learning process.
Previously education in the Philippines usually spans 14 years, 6 years
in the primary, 4 years in secondary, and 4 years in higher education leading
a bache deg ee. B i ce he i e e ai f he K12 g a , he
span of the year students spend in secondary had increased to two years. So
the additional years had made the span of 16 years, and plus the early
entrance of 5 years old pupils to start the K 12 program.
The F da i P icie f K 12 g a i f d i P e ide
Ca aig 10 i t Agenda for Education, Social Contract with the Filipino
People, includes; making education the central strategy for investing in
people, reducing poverty and building national competitiveness. Becoming
trilingual as a country: Learn English well and connect to the world. Learn
Filipino well and connect to your country. Retain your dialect and connect to
he i age (Sa i, 2015)
The very reason why, the medium of instruction in our school system
nowadays is both in English and in Filipino, and those who are in provinces
use their own dialect in teaching, especially in the primary years.
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NON –FORMAL EDUCATION –in the Philippines
The Bureau of Continuing Education was created from the Education Act of
1982 Section 24 from the office of Nonformal Education. Under the Aquino
government the Bureau of Nonformal education was created under the
Executive Order No.117, in Article 14 sec 2(4) of 1987 Philippine Constitution;
The a e ha e c age, f a , i dige ea i g e , a e a
self-learning, independent and out of school study programs, particularly this
that respond to community needs; and provide adult citizens, the disabled
and out of school youth training in civics, vocational efficiency and other
i ( Phi i i e N f a Ed ca i , 2019)
The creation of NFE leads to the establishment of the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority known as TESDA. This agency is created to
promote non-degree technical programs. Furthermore, it is also in charge of
the skill orientation, training, and development of out-of-school youth and
unemployed adults.
Another non-formal school is ALS (Alternative Learning System) it is parallel
to an existing formal instruction only it is offered for those students who were
not given a chance to complete their basic education due to many reasons.
The Governance Act for Basic Education otherwise known as the Republic
Act 9155 stipulates the establishment of the Alternative Learning System
(ALS) to provide out-of-school children, youth and adults population with
basic education. (About Alternative Learning System, Deped, n.d.)
Primary Functions of Educations:
1. Develop a Productive Citizenry A productive citizen is greatly influenced
through his/her education. An individual learns to socialize in the school,
once the learner enters the school he or she would be involve in a community
and that involvement would lead to lifelong learning of values that will shape
an individual. Together with this, a curriculum designed by the state will have
a addi i a ea f ha i g he i di id a i e ige ce. F he e, i
is through education that an individual is taught to have a positive view
towards liberty and democracy as well as the view about government
authority. With this, an individual would learn to do the value of doing what
is right to be a useful and concerned citizen of this country.
2. Promote self-actualization In Ma hie a ch f eed , he a be
achieved must be self-actualization, where a person must realize the sense of
self-sacrifice, where the person no longer thinks of himself/herself but what
he /she can contribute to the community. And education has the way to help
this person achieved this. It is through education that an individual learns
the value of self and the purpose of his/her existence. In this regard, the
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educators must aim to help the learners to discover personal meanings and
develop their own perception of themselves and their environment.
One common value the Filipinos have is the prestige of educational
attainment among family members. It is the pride of every Filipino family to
have children who have attained higher education.
EDUCATION AS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
It is common knowledge that education is a basic human right for everyone.
All nations would agree that the answer to poverty is education. However there
are those who opted to hold guns than pencils due to exposure to wars and
conflict, so the idea of education as an answer to poverty and as a basic
human right is set aside.
In the Philippines, education has become fairly important to many deprived
families. Since this is their only hope to uplift their condition economically.
Unfortunately due to many reasons, the quality of education is affected by
cycles of societal problems such as worsening of poverty condition and
deterioration of family values.
All the same, the Education for All movement lead by UNESCO in 2015
endeavors that all children, particularly in difficult circumstances, and those
belonging to ethnic minorities should have an access to a free and compulsory
education of good quality.
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Wha M e
Activity 1:
DIRECTIONS: Complete the Venn Diagram of Formal Education
and Non-Formal Education
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Activity 2:
A. DIRECTIONS: Write the function of education in the proper heading
Productive Promote Self
Citizen Actualization
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B. DIRECTIONS: Answer the following by writing 5 sentences about it.
Wha ca a ab he h a e Ed ca i f a ?
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