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A Case Analysis about Education in the Philippines

I. Introduction

Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge,


developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing
oneself or others intellectually for mature life. (Dictionary.com). Education is
every interaction that happens is every association that occurs between adults
with children is a field or a state where the educational work in progress. (M.J.
Langeveld) Education is a vital tool which is useful in everyone’s life. It enhances
the skills and develop the personality and attitude of the students.

One of the challenges in Philippine education is lack of resources and insufficient


school buildings. These issues that the Philippine education affects an uneven
distribution of educational opportunities. Furthermore, because of unfair access
to education, more kids, teenagers, and adults are unable to catch up and fall
behind. More Filipinos who come from wealthy families or reside in urban areas
and developed towns have access to private schools. Less fortunate groups, on
the other hand, are more likely to struggle with a shortage of classrooms,
teachers, and resources to support excellent learning.

Despite living in the digital age, many public schools lack computers, classroom
buildings and other equipment. It can create achievement gap between rural and
urban privileges. The objectives of this analysis are to enhance learning supports
and improve learning performance through localized materials.

II. Background

The main problem plaguing Philippine basic education is the absence of school
infrastructure and resources to support the optimal teaching process. In the
current academic year, more than 28.4 million learners are enrolled in 44,931
public schools and 12,162 private schools worldwide. Duterte highlighted the
need to build and repair school facilities during her presentation of the Basic
Education Report (BER) 2023 to meet the educational demands of the nation's
millions of children. Only 104,536 of the 327,851 school buildings in the nation,
according to the most recent data cited by Duterte, are in good shape. In
addition, 21,727 school buildings are slated for condemnation, 89,252 school
buildings require significant repairs, and 100,072 school buildings require minor
repairs.

Another issue with infrastructure that Duterte brought up was the fact that
schools are not disaster-proof and are therefore vulnerable to earthquakes,
typhoons, landslides, flooding, and even armed conflicts. These mountain
schools in the City of Himamaylan are one example. They were prone to
hostilities. There is a tonne of instances. Additionally, they lack educational
resources and classrooms. According to Duterte, the Visayas area alone suffered
damages from Typhoon Odette in December of last year totalling 17,263
classrooms.

A shortage in classrooms and lack of teachers were among the challenges faced
by several schools as classes for School Year 2022-2023. Department of
Education (DepEd) spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa earlier said there is
a shortage of classrooms in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Calabarzon
due to the high number of students. Due to this, he said schools must implement
double or triple shifts, and blended learning to address the overcrowding of
students in each classroom. (Giselle Ombay, 2022).

According to a report on Unang Balita by Adrian Prietos of GMA Regional TV


Bacolod, there were also too few classrooms at the Negros Occidental High
School (NOHS), which now has 8,500 students enrolled. We really have a
shortage of classrooms now, especially in the Calabarzon area and Metro Manila,
because there are schools that still have 68 students per classroom… Hopefully
there will only be two shifts. If it's not possible, then there will be three. This is to
avoid overcrowding and so children will still have physical distancing. And then
of course, there's always the option of blended learning. (Atty. Michael Poa)

III. Evaluation of the Case


Teachers at Himamaylan City Mountain school claim that, one of the challenges
in their education is a shortage of resources like books, chairs, and school
buildings. Additionally, there are activities that you want to undertake in class
but are unable to do so due to a lack of resources. The fact that most of the
makeshift classrooms were destroyed by Typhoon Odette is one of the reasons
this case even came to be. A classroom's resources are also exceedingly difficult
to transport because they are located so far from the city. Although they wanted
to give students a better education, they found that it was difficult due to the
school's remote location and a lack of funding for the construction of the
classrooms.

How does the absence of classroom facilities effect your teaching methods and
strategies, I queried several of the instructors at a mountain school in
Himamaylan City. It lowers the quality of instruction and student outcomes; is
how they typically respond. This is a reasonable increase in absenteeism. Health
protocol implementation was challenging, particularly during the Covid19. Most
of them claim that more adaptable and original methods are required to meet
the needs of the students.

These findings supported the study of Granthorn (2020). According to the latter,
the Philippine teachers are mostly and adamantly stressed due to a lack of
budget. The study revealed that teachers are in distress, looking for ways to
ensure that their local governments' given account would meet all their students'
needs.

The public school system, such as lack of necessary equipment, brought


hardship to the school's key indicators, specifically, teachers and students.

IV. Proposed Solution

Despite the complexity of the classroom shortage dilemma, there are several
potential remedies that educators and politicians can use to lessen its
consequences. Here are some possible responses to this problem: Increase
funding for education. Increasing education financing is one of the best solutions
to the challenge of a lack of classrooms. Governments can devote more funds to
the construction and upkeep of schools, the hiring of sufficient numbers of
teachers, and the provision of appropriate educational materials for learners.
Funding for underdeveloped nations like the Philippines' educational systems can
also come from philanthropic organisations, individual individuals, and foreign
aid organisations.

A crucial additional answer to the dilemma of the lack of classrooms is


infrastructural expansion. To accommodate additional learners, governments can
invest in constructing new schools or enlarging existing ones. They can also
contribute funds to enhancing school buildings including classrooms, restrooms,
and playgrounds.

Promoting family planning can potentially be a long-term answer to the problem


of too few teachers. Education systems can better control the demand for
education and ease the burden on finite resources by slowing population growth.
To inform families about the advantages of family planning and to give them
access to family planning services and contraception, governments can create
laws and programmes.

In addition, our instruction to schools is if we lack classrooms, we make use of all


the available rooms, we prioritize the use of rooms as classrooms, instructional
rooms. On a worst-case scenario, we use the principal’s office for the meantime,
if needed. (Jee Y. Geronimo, 2017). Additional classrooms are also needed given
that school buildings in certain remote areas do not meet quality and safety
standards, enrolment is increasing, and existing classrooms deteriorate due to
wear and tear and calamities. As a solution, Navarro said the PPP mode could be
considered again in meeting future demand for school infrastructure, but a
comprehensive assessment of the needs and options for investment and
financing should be available. (Louise Maureen Simeon, 2022)

V. Recommendations

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