Rich people know that they can pass on

money to their children, they can pass on

land, they can pass on titles, but there is
only one gift that workers can give to their
children and that is good education. This is
the basis for the hope that the children will
live better lives, be able to move to a job,
to a position within their countries and
within their societies that is different and
better than the one they enjoy.
Albert Shanker (Education International)
Trends and Issues of Education
According to Vocabulary.com, A trend is what's hip or
popular at a certain point in time. A trend simply reflects
what seems to be going around at any given time. Some
trends are fun, some fabulous, some appalling, but however
long they last, you can be sure there will always be a
new trend coming along to replace the old.

campuses. They are all important products of the century

that you and I belong to and it would be hard to deliver
quality and relevant education without them. This made the
Education Writers Association include Adaptive learning as
one of the top trends and issues in Education. Wikipedia
has defined Adaptive learning as an educational method
which uses computers as interactive teaching devices.
Computers adapt the presentation of educational material
according to students' learning needs, as indicated by their
responses to questions and tasks.
Adaptive learning technology that creates
highly personalized learning experiences for
students is developing and evolving at break-neck
speed. This technology will have a significant impact
on the way students learn and how teachers teach.
The Use of the Internet and Social Media as a Teaching
Tool

All students these days know how to use a computer and

the internet, and most of them are using social media
networks to share their thoughts and to support each other.
Educators these days know how to harness the power of
In other words, a trend is a pattern of gradual change. And
the internet and social media to get in touch with their
this new millennium has brought many challenging changes
students, and hear their thoughts.
most especially in the field of education. The Philippine
Education at present is confronted with formidable changes. Philippines creates opportunities in overhaul of K-12
Commissioner Nora S. Ricafort pointed out that Philippine
education system
Education has to undergo radical transformation and
According to the ICEF Monitor, The Philippines is
renewal if it is to effectively play its unprecedented role in
undergoing a major overhaul to bring it in line with
the present day society, and more so, to be a vital
education systems worldwide, starting with the K-12 sector.
component of economic, technological and political
This change to domestic education policy has far-reaching
development in the national and international scenario.
consequences and is important for international educational
Globalization
institutions to consider when looking for potential new
Anent to these issues are concerns that the education
student recruitment markets.
sector have to address. First concern is the so-called
globalization of education. This concern was a response to With the new 12-year curriculum in place, future Filipino
students will be ready and better equipped to join overseas
the ever changing milieu in the international academic
universities at the undergraduate level. And with a K-12
community where students must be globally competitive.
student population of 20.67 million, which will only increase
Thus, schools must transform their orientation from being
over the next 20 years (see ICEF Monitors article New
parochial to liberal. Programs must be re aligned to meet
international standards. Qualifications of teachers, facilities 2035 enrolment forecasts place East Asia and the Pacific in
of the institutions and instructional materials and strategies the lead), the Philippines is shaping up to be an attractive
must conform with international accreditation requirements. recruitment destination.
But how many of our institutions, are able to meet this
Changes to basic education
requirement? Tertiary institutions continue to produce
graduates who do not have the necessary employability
The K-12 Basic Education Program aims to provide every
skills, not only in terms of the local norms but more so with
Filipino child with the education s/he needs to compete in a
international standards. Sadly, even if our graduates work
global context.
abroad they end up working as laborers, domestics and
In May, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines signed
other blue collar workers which do not fit their educational
credentials. I believe, that you will agree with me that is this into law a basic education curriculum that will see a
mandatory kindergarten year and two additional senior high
not the concept of globalization we have in mind.
school years added to what was a 10-year education
curriculum to make basic education 12 years. The
programme has been adopted not only in schools in the
Adaptive learning is an emerging trend in the
Philippines, but also in Filipino schools abroad that follow
21st Century
the departments curriculum. Gulfnews reports:
st
The 21 century has been called the century of
According to Aquino, the K-12 programme will pave the
inventions, technological developments and
way for an ever brighter future for young Filipinos by
globalization. There has been a bombardment of new
equipping them with basic education up to international
terminology, like internet ware, virtual classrooms, chatstandards.
rooms, portals, e-commerce and cyber schools. These
terms stream across the attention of every student, worker, The goal of the new curriculum is to give Filipino students
and computer user every day. This goes to show that the
enough time to master skills and concepts so that they are
world as we know it today, came about because of the
ready for tertiary education when the time comes.
advances and innovation in science and technology' the fast
Kindergarten was previously optional, and advocates of the
changing requirements of communications technology, the
K-12 programme argue that students who went to
advances in computer, internet highway, and virtual

kindergarten are better prepared for primary education than

those who did not. In addition, the K-12 programme
provides for the use of the mother tongue language as the
medium of instruction for students in the basic and lower
years to facilitate and expedite learning.
This fabulous interactive map of all public schools in the
country could be a useful tool in planning a recruitment
strategy. It contains data on the schools budget, enrolment
statistics, education indicators, number of teaching
personnel, furniture, textbooks, classrooms, plus the water
and power supply of some 45,000 schools nationwide.
10 Point Education Agenda
The move to the K-12 policy comes as part of the 10 Point
Education Agenda which was set out by the current
government administration. The K-12 Basic Education
Program, universal kindergarten and instruction in mothertongue languages are but three of the ten points Aquinos
administration want to implement in order to improve the
overall quality of education in Filipino schools.
The other seven points include:

Student enrolment in 2012/3 stood at 20.67 million: 1.77

million kindergarten students, 13.26 million elementary
students, and 5.64 million high school students.
For foreign education providers, this lack of qualified
teachers could mean an opportunity to partner with
institutions in the Philippines to develop a teacher-training
programme or qualification.
Increased focus on vocational education
A final point on the 10 Point Education Agenda calls for a reintroduction of vocational and technical education in high
schools, which has been designed to give Filipino students
practical skills to gain employment after graduation a key
component in tackling the high youth unemployment rate in
the Philippines.
Some advocates are calling for the adoption of the German
model of apprenticeship. The Manilla Bulletin reported:
The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) wants the
country to incorporate Germanys system of dual technicalvocational education into the K-12 basic education
programme.

Establish the Madaris Education as a sub-system in

It is hoped that adopting the German model would help
the current education system;
address the skills mismatch between Filipino graduates and
the jobs available. Ramon del Rosario, chairman of the
Make every child a reader by Grade 1;
PBEd, has said now is the time to implement the
Improve science and mathematics;
apprenticeship system, because of the start of the K-12
curriculum: It is a good time because of the development of
Expand government assistance to private
the senior high school curriculum and that will have a track
education;
towards technical vocational education.

Better textbooks;

Build more schools in cooperation with local

government units (LGUs);

Re-introduce technical and vocational education in

public high schools.

Building classrooms and adding teachers

As mentioned, one of the ten points on the Education
Agenda aims to address severe overcrowding in Philippine
schools and the shortage of classrooms.
In October of last year, the Department of Education signed
an agreement with two winning consortia which will
undertake the construction of close to 10,000 classrooms.
The departments Public Private Partnership for School
Infrastructure Project (PSIP) will give schools the physical
space they need and provides the private sector the
business opportunity to invest in the design, construction
and maintenance of classrooms.
Philippine Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro has said he
hopes that by doing so, the classrooms would stand as a
testament to Filipino capability and efficiency. Progress is
well underway; construction of more than 9,000 classrooms
began in March of this year.

In May, the Technical Education and Skills Development

Authority (TESDA) announced it had completed the K-12
technical vocational curriculum, and everything was in place
for the start of the new school year.
TESDA Secretary Joel Villanueva said, Technical
vocational education and training (TVET) will play a central
role in the new education model that prepares students for
tertiary education, middle-skills development, employment
and entrepreneurship. Courses include automotive
servicing, horticulture, welding, consumer electronics,
dressmaking/tailoring, carpentry, food processing and
beauty care.
With such a strong focus on promoting technical-vocational
education, foreign providers who are looking to work in the
Philippines might want to consider how they can contribute
to this development.
GLOBALIZATIONrefers to an increasing
interconnectedness and convergence of activities and forms
of life among diverse cultures throughout the world

GLOBALIZATION AND EDUCATION

3. GLOBALIZATION Most often used to describe

the growing integration of economics worldwide
through increases in trade,investment flows,and
technology transfer. One could think that
globalization is only a matter of industry and
business,and that education as a moral process is
not part of his development. Education system
constitute the core of the globalization process.

4. GLOBALIZATIONrefers to an increasing
interconnectedness and convergence of activities
and forms of life among diverse cultures throughout
the world

But making more room for students is only half the solution;
someone has to teach them and as of early last month, the
Department of Education still hadnt filled over 61,500
teaching positions.
An increase in student enrolment which caused the
shortage of teachers was due to an increase in kindergarten
students a result of the new K-12 curriculum, as well as
students who were formerly enrolled in private school
transferring to public school because of tuition fee hikes.

5. GLOBAL EDUCATION vs. GLOBALIZATION

6. GLOBALIZATIONlinks individuals and

institutions across the world with unprecedented
interconnection

7. Characteristics ofGLOBALIZATIONthat can be

link to EDUCATION

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