EGYPT
AND PHILIPPINES: Countries of Resiliency
Serious traditional methods….
Unprecedented learning philosophies…. Adapting societies’ changes….
The aforementioned phrases are
generally talking on how education system of both Egypt and Philippines were
experiencing before and even today. I was assigned to choose a country under
the African continent, when I was scanning and surfing the internet, I
discovered Egypt. Without any biases, I really like Egypt of some historical
glory and grandeur that were brought by their country. Since then, I love
hearing the contributions of the Egyptians in today’s development like in
mathematical formulas, architectural systems, medicine and many more.
But, all of those facts that I have
read and heard are not so visible in my presence nowadays. A country which
before were contributing a numerous or creating archives of inventions and
solution to problems that many are affected is included to the queue of tangled
societies. Instead, while I was surfing,
I discovered that their country is suffering from a wider span of poverty and
unequal education. Aside from that, I also discovered maltreatment of
educational authorities to the learners. Which in the Philippines, I also found
some of the dark similarities. I realized that Philippines also suffered to
unequal education on the part of the citizens. Further, some learners also are
maltreated by some teaching personnel. I also consider as a similarity the
existence of less opportunity learners spreading throughout the national and
local areas of both countries. Too much with the psychological or behavioural
aspect of the learners, I would like to venture on the system itself of both
Philippines and Egypt.
The
educational system of the Philippines today is on the verge of experimentation
equalling to uncertainties. I say that because it’s our first time to adapt and
apply the K+12 educational patterns in our country.
Aside
from the patterns of education, technological orientation is also important in
both Philippines and Egypt. It adjusts the difficulties of the learners in
achieving the requirements of todays’ jobs- technological and computer
trainings and learning. In Egypt, one of the schools particularly in a
university was very happy because of the computers donated by a wealthy program
or corporation from America. They were blessed to have them because they helped
them greatly in reaching the gap and debarring low literacies to less fortunate
people in Egypt. Same with Philippines, a lot of countries and concerned
wealthy citizens are working together corroborated by Philippines’ Department
of Education to create new forms of pedagogical instruments and discuss their
impacts on the advancement in learning. Like, computers with educational
software, experimental resources and laboratories, and other up-to-date
resources.
Albeit,
in Philippines and Egypt, the mission of obliterating the unstructured and weak
educational processes is never on someone’s wildest dreams, still, it’s that
we’re oblivious that at least, those inconsequential traditional methods are
slowly fading and a new educational system, technology-based, is resurrecting
to edify, to bridge, to help everyone rise from undesirable phenomenon that we,
specially the Filipinos and Egyptians, are currently experiencing. (Thank you.)
*God
Bless Us Always*
