Quality Education: A Dream So Far

The family as the basic unit of society has the duty and responsibility to educate its offsprings starting from the womb.  The foundation years (1-6 years old) of every child is a highly significant stage where the child is likened to a sponge in absorbing all knowledge it is subjected to.  It is therefore obligatory on the part of the family; the Constitution provides for this so that no child will grow old illiterate.

It is said that in public schools, especially in high school, so many young people are being abandoned by its family in this aspect.  They treat the public high schools as an orphanage.  After enrolling their child, who cares?  The students who consistently receive poor grades are products of such kind of family.

This is one major cause behind the realization of quality education in public schools in the Philippines.  Parents always point to the government, especially the teachers for the failure of their children.  When education became free in secondary public schools, graduates became “half-educated”.  They cannot pass the National Achievement Test.  Every year, the result of the national achievement test declines. With free public education, the number of graduates double every year.  How many can speak fluent English?  The free public secondary education is not a guarantee for a functionally literate individual for as long as the family does not give its 100% share in educating their children.