I did not catch this when it first appeared but several tweets from my Twitter friends led me to check it out. This is what House Representative Francis “Chiz” Escudero has to say on education:
Essential subjects, he said, would include Languages, including English and Filipino, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies or History, Computer and Good Manners and Right Conduct.
Subjects like trigonometry, calculus, geometry, and algebra, should be taught only in college or as high school electives since these are not relevant to the everyday life of Filipinos, he said.
Whilst we, in the universities and colleges, are trying to make sure that these skills are taught in high school so that we can teach more courses to our students, Rep. Escudero wants to make universities teach high school courses! I’d say WTF! Pardon me, but this is really one way to ensure that Filipino high school graduates end up as morons!
Sen. Escudero is jockeying to be the next president of the country, but if this is how he thinks, then I do not think that he deserves to be elected! I could have voted for him – considering that he is from the University of the Philippines – but now, I definitely WILL NOT. I am DISAPPOINTED to say the least!
Maybe he hated these subjects in high school (UP IS) so now he wants it to be transferred to college so he can opt NOT to take them!
What do you think?
Update: Francis Escudero is now a senator.
5:50 pm - 6-11-2009
Maybe francis has some grudge over those areas huh?
I think for me the elementary even deserves those. I don’t want this country to fall into full blown mediocrity.
Damn.
7:00 pm - 8-27-2009
Did he really said that?
What is his credibility to speaks for education of the country for he was born politician.
I need to see the main source so i could repost in our blog site.
Anyway are you accepting partner link?
5:26 am - 8-30-2009
Partner link? OK.
The main source can be googled. It was a speech he did in Congress.