This, apparently, is the reality now in the
Philippines: Young people clueless about their own history, both recent and
not-too-recent.
But this is hardly surprising because, in Philippine
classrooms, the teaching of history and social studies have been de-emphasized,
with the schools now preparing Filipino students to study for courses that
could land them a job abroad either as electricians, nurses, computer
technicians, chambermaids, domestic helpers and waiters. Social studies and
current events have been pushed aside.
Filipinos are becoming a people without a sense of
history. This is sad because I don’t think a country can move forward without
appreciating its past and learning from it. This is probably why, 25 years
after the People Power revolt, Filipinos are still grappling with its meaning
and unable to harness the lessons from that experience for the good of the
country.(Courtesy: James Cordova)
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