Brief History:

American Expeditionary forces were sent to Philippines with a mission to destroy the Spanish Armanda in Manila Bay as part of the strategy to defeat the Spaniards in the SpanishAmerican War ranging at that time in Cuba.

The Americans won, and on the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898, the Philippines was ceded to the United State by the Spanish for the paltry sum of US $20 million.

Philippine Educational System during American Period

1898 American occupied Manila

- reopened schools where in the American soldiers were the first teachers.
English medium of instruction.

Philippine Educational System during American Period

Education should be universal and free for

all regardless of sex, age, religion and socioeconomic status of the individual .
Education was the means of giving people

an orientation towards a democratic way of life.

Philippine Educational System during American Period

Act no. 74 established the public primary school in 1901 and intermediate school in 1904 which provides free public education .
Thomasites - group of professionals sent by the United State Government who were assigned to teach English language.

Philippine Educational System during American Period

Act No. 372 required all provinces to

maintain a provincial high school.

1901 Philippine Normal School was

founded to train teachers.

1908 University of the Philippines was

established.

Focus of the Educational System during American Period

Train Filipinos in the democratic way of

life, citizenship, moral character and fundamentals of vocational education.

American influences in the educational system and curriculum

Use of English language as medium of

instruction Providing formal education

primary

education intermediate education secondary education

Vocational education

Education system during American period with regards to the Four Pillars of Education
Learning to know Education is free for all. Education is a means of giving people an orientation toward the democracy. Teaching english language Emphasize the 3Rs ( reading, writing and arithmetic) Learning to do The curriculum gives importance to technical and vocational skills . Learning to live together Education emphasize on democracy and importance of peopleparticipation in decision making. Learning to be Education in this period include induction of good manner and right conduct.

Philippine Educational System during Japanese Period

1941 the Pacific War broke out and the Philippine came under the Japanese occupation. Department of Education ,Health and Public

Welfare - its function is to reopen schools and to make reports to the Japanese administration.
Military order no. 2 in 1942 - spelled out the

basic principle and guidelines of education in reopening and operating schools.

Focus of the Educational System during Japanese Period

Make people understand the position of the

Philippines as a member of the Greater East Asia

Co-Prosperity Sphere and inspire the people with the spirit of labor.

Japanese influences in the educational system and curriculum

Use Nippongo and to stop using the English

language.
Spread elementary and vocational

education.
Develop love for work.

Education system during Japanese period with regards to the Four Pillars of Education
Learning to know Learning and adoptation of Niponggo Importance of basic education through elementary education. Learning to do The curriculum gives promotes vocational skills . Education emphasize love of work. Learning to live together Orient filipinos that philippines is member of the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Education aims to foster a new filipino culture based on self consciousness of the people as orientals. Learning to be Education in elevate the morals of the people.