Friday, February 24, 2012

Young Filipinos clueless about Edsa People Power



      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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