Are the people is ready enough to accept the changes on the educational system?
Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Changes are permanent thing on earth. Are the people is ready enough to accept the changes on the educational system? The current opening of classes here in the Philippines usually starts from June to March but our lawmakers want to amend the opening of classes. The existing school calendar which spans from June to March is often disrupted as destructive typhoons plague the region during the rainy season thats why our lawmakers decided to move the opening of classes from September through May to avoid numerous class suspensions and serve to protect the students during strong typhoons. The Department of Education said that it is open to the proposal by some sectors, including lawmakers to move the opening of classes but they want to ensure the comfort of the students in school and stresses the need for a comprehensive study. While the Department of Education is open on the proposal, some did not welcome this idea. An initial survey on the matter conducted way back in 2009. On the respondents, 66 percent were against the move while 34 percent were in favor. [1] Also, another ground for rejecting the proposal is the traditions celebrated during summer and being not conducive in learning because of hot weather during March. The delay in suspension of classes is one of the reasons why our lawmakers and other sectors in the community urge to move the classes from June to September. Unexpected suspension of classes is hard on the part of students because they have to deal with floods, lack of transportations and diseases. Numerous class suspensions also cause irregularity of school days due to rains and floods, horrendous difficulties to and from school and danger to life from open drains and excavations. One of the thrusts of the Department of Education together with Commission on Higher Education and other sectors wants to avoid the delay of suspension and also to avoid, if not, minimize the number of class suspension. It is necessary to conduct this research to find out how to avoid or minimize the class suspensions. It is for reason that the researchers are interested in taking a more serious look about the opinions on the move to open the opening of classes from June to September. Background of the Study Changing of opening of classes from June to September is not new. In fact, decades ago, during the administration of Diosdado Macapagal, the same proposal was made for the same reason that the opening of classes should not fall during the rainy months. Alejandro Roces, Education Secretary of that time, has initially implemented it by moving the opening of classes to July for the first year of implementation, August for the second year and finally, the month of September for the full implementation within three years but for some reasons, it was not pushed through why it is back to the month of June now. Today, many of our lawmakers once again want to amend the opening of classes. Senator Manny Villar thru his Senate Bill No. 565 filed last 2009 on the thirteenth congress states that the school calendar from elementary, secondary, and tertiary level is hereby changed from June through March to September through May but failed to get the support of majority of lawmakers. Another known bill filed on the congress by Cagayan De Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez and Party list Representative Maximo Rodriguez Jr. was the House Bill No. 1388 entitled as School Calendar Act of 2010. According to this bill, it states that it is intended to meet the urgent and reasonable need to protect the health, safety, and overall well-being of school children and student youth by adopting a school calendar most suited to Philippine climatic conditions. Also, according to this bill, the adoption of the trimester for tertiary levels is better for accelerated completion of courses and continuity of lessons within the post secondary and college curriculum. The bill also states the proposed…; Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Changes are permanent thing on earth. Are the people is ready enough to accept the changes on the educational system? The current opening of classes here in the Philippines usually starts from June to March but our lawmakers want to amend the opening of classes. The existing school calendar which spans from June to March is often disrupted as destructive typhoons plague the region during the rainy season thats why our lawmakers decided to move the opening of classes from September through May to avoid numerous class suspensions and serve to protect the students during strong typhoons. The Department of Education said that it is open to the proposal by some sectors, including lawmakers to move the opening of classes but they want to ensure the comfort of the students in school and stresses the need for a comprehensive study. While the Department of Education is open on the proposal, some did not welcome this idea. An initial survey on the matter conducted way back in 2009. On the respondents, 66 percent were against the move while 34 percent were in favor. [1] Also, another ground for rejecting the proposal is the traditions celebrated during summer and being not conducive in learning because of hot weather during March. The delay in suspension of classes is one of the reasons why our lawmakers and other sectors in the community urge to move the classes from June to September. Unexpected suspension of classes is hard on the part of students because they have to deal with floods, lack of transportations and diseases. Numerous class suspensions also cause irregularity of school days due to rains and floods, horrendous difficulties to and from school and danger to life from open drains and excavations. One of the thrusts of the Department of Education together with Commission on Higher Education and other sectors wants to avoid the delay of suspension and also to avoid, if not, minimize the number of class suspension. It is necessary to conduct this research to find out how to avoid or minimize the class suspensions. It is for reason that the researchers are interested in taking a more serious look about the opinions on the move to open the opening of classes from June to September. Background of the Study Changing of opening of classes from June to September is not new. In fact, decades ago, during the administration of Diosdado Macapagal, the same proposal was made for the same reason that the opening of classes should not fall during the rainy months. Alejandro Roces, Education Secretary of that time, has initially implemented it by moving the opening of classes to July for the first year of implementation, August for the second year and finally, the month of September for the full implementation within three years but for some reasons, it was not pushed through why it is back to the month of June now. Today, many of our lawmakers once again want to amend the opening of classes. Senator Manny Villar thru his Senate Bill No. 565 filed last 2009 on the thirteenth congress states that the school calendar from elementary, secondary, and tertiary level is hereby changed from June through March to September through May but failed to get the support of majority of lawmakers. Another known bill filed on the congress by Cagayan De Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez and Party list Representative Maximo Rodriguez Jr. was the House Bill No. 1388 entitled as School Calendar Act of 2010. According to this bill, it states that it is intended to meet the urgent and reasonable need to protect the health, safety, and overall well-being of school children and student youth by adopting a school calendar most suited to Philippine climatic conditions. Also, according to this bill, the adoption of the trimester for tertiary levels is better for accelerated completion of courses and continuity of lessons within the post secondary and college curriculum. The bill also states the proposed…
