Kakulangan ng mga libro sa mga public school, sisiyasatin ng

'Reporter's Notebook'
Published June 3, 2015 5:40pm
Kasabay ng pagbubukas ng mga klase sa buong bansa ay ang pagbabalik din ng mga
dati nang problema gaya ng kakulangan sa mga aklat. Ito ang nararanasan ng mga
estudyante ng Guina-ang Elementary School sa Bontoc, Mountain Province. Dapat ay
1:1 ang ratio ng estudyante sa bawat libro pero dito, kailangang maghati ng apat
hanggang limang estudyante sa isang aklat. Kaya ang mga guro, gumagawa na lang
ng paraan para makaagapay at hindi mahirapan ang mga bata sa pag-aaral.
Sa kabila ng kasalatan sa mga aklat sa ilang pampublikong paaralan sa bansa, may
mga libro namang tila nasayang at hindi na mapakikinabangan. Ayon sa pag-aaral ng
Commission on Audit o COA para sa school year 2012 hanggang 2013, mahigit anim
na daang milyong pisong halaga ng mga libro ang hindi akma sa bagong ipinatutupad
na curriculum na K+12 at posibleng hindi na magamit. Hinanap ng Reporter’s
Notebook kung nasaan ang mga librong binabanggit sa report ng COA.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/publicaffairs/reportersnotebook/497922/kaku
langan-ng-mga-libro-sa-mga-public-school-sisiyasatin-ng-reporter-s-notebook/story/

Private School Facilities Facing Expansion Needs

Posted by Wilmot Modular on January 16, 2017

Many parents look to private schools as an alternative to public schools. Although there are
various factors that affect that decision, a large influence is that most public schools today have
overcrowded classrooms. As private schools increase in popularity, they are often faced with
space and volume constraints as well. What should these private schools be considering when
they choose to increase their capacity to handle the influx of additional students?
When a school’s enrollment exceeds the design capacity of its facility, student academic
performance declines along with the “enjoyability” of school for faculty, students, and parents.
Overcrowding is one of the biggest challenges facing teachers today. The devastating effects
from such classrooms impact much more beyond our children’s ability to learn. They also can
impair the psychological well-being of both teacher and student, create unsafe environments,
and ultimately diminish the potential of our children’s futures.
Better Conditions, Better Performance
According to teacher surveys in Washington, D.C. and Chicago public school systems, there is a
relationship between facility conditions and teachers’ ability to deliver the curriculum. The
quality of school facilities affect the likelihood of teachers continuing to work at a given school
and even staying or leaving the field of education (Buckley, Schneider, and Shang 2005; and
Earthman and Lemasters 2009).
Although it is evident that a school’s physical facility does have an impact on the welfare of
everyone involved, the building is rarely evaluated for its utilization, condition, or design.
The following four factors have been studied to better understand how school facilities
influence teaching and learning. A private school planning a physical expansion of its campus
should consider these key design and condition characteristics:

1. Acoustics
Both students and teachers perform better in quieter classrooms, where they do not have to
strain to hear or be heard.

2. Lighting
The amount and quality of lighting in school buildings plays an important role in
learning.Sufficient lighting (especially sunlight) helps to improve student energy levels,
concentration, comprehension, and positive learning outcomes (Heschong, Elzeyadi, and
Knecht 2002).

3. Indoor Air Quality

Clean air lowers teacher and student absenteeism by reducing incidences of asthma and
allergies.

4. Thermal comfort
Comfortable temperatures help students and staff stay alert and focused (Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air 2003)

Another factor that School Facilities Directors must consider is the timing of an expansion
project. Timing is critical, especially when it is possible that children and staff will be present for
on an ongoing construction project. It is also matters when a school relying on the tuition
dollars from incoming students is short on time and must have a seat for those students when
classes begin! Many Facility Directors use the process of modular construction to ensure that
their classroom projects are done quickly with little disruption to the site and its operation.
It’s also important to work with a contractor who is familiar with modular construction.
Modular building projects happen in half the time of conventional construction. That means
processes are tight and streamlined. Materials are the exact same, but because foundations
and site preparation are done at the same time the building is being constructed in the factory,
it takes a modular building expert to know how to coordinate those two activities.
For more information on how to build a permanent or temporary school using modular
construction, click the button below.

https://www.wilmotmodular.com/blog/private-school-facilities-facing-expansion-needs

Ang pag-aaral, sa pananaw ng mga taga-lalawigan

By
Tomas U. Santos
-February 3, 2008
MADALAS na minamaliit ng mga taga-lungsod ang mga taong naninirahan sa mga malalayong lalawigan
tungkol sa kanilang kakulangan ng kaalaman sa modernong pamumuhay. Subalit sa aspeto ng talino at
sipag sa pag-aaral, hindi hamak na lamang ang mga mag-aaral na taga-lalawigan sa mga taga-lugsod
ayon na rin sa resulta ng pambansang pagsusulit na isinagawa ng Department of Education (DepEd).

Ayon sa datos ng National Statistical Coordination Board (NCSB), higit na matataas ang mga markang
nakuha ng mga mag-aaral na mula sa mga lalawigan sa National Achievement Test (NAT) noong 2005,
kaysa mga mag-aaral sa National Capital Region (NCR). Nakuha ng Eastern Visayas Region ang
pinakamataas na average sa Matematika, Agham, English, Filipino at Araling Panlipunan na may near
mastery level na 69.2 porsiyento para sa primaryang antas at 58.6 porsiyento para sa sekundaryang
antas ng mga pampublikong paaralan. Kinakailangang makaabot sa 70 porsiyento pataas ang natamong
marka ng mga mag-aaral upang maituring na may mastery sila ng mga asignatura. Sa kabila ng pagiging
liblib ng mga lugar kung saan matatagpuan ang mga paaralan at matinding kakulangan sa kagamitan
tulad ng mga aklat, ang Caraga Administrative Region at Ilocos Region ay nakakuha rin ng matataas na
marka sa pagsusulit sa parehong antas.

Samantala, nasa ika-walong puwesto lamang ang NCR na may average na 57.9 porsiyento sa paaralang
primarya at 46.8 porsiyento sa paaralang sekundarya, sa kabila ng pagkakaroon sa rehiyong ito ng mga
bagong kagamitan tulad ng mga kompyuter na higit pang makatutulong sa pag-aaral.

Kaugnay ng datos na inilabas ng NCSB, sinabi ng DepEd Region 8 na maaaring nagbunga ang
pagpapatupad ng “Best Practices” sa pagtuturo sa pagkakaroon ng matataas na marka ng mga
estudyante sa pagsusulit na ito. Layunin ng mga programang ito na tulungan ang mga mag-aaral na mas
maunawaan ang kanilang mga aralin. Ilan sa mga ito ang Reinforcement, Remediation and Enrichment
(RRE) at Twinning Approach – Pairing the High Performing Schools with Low Performing Schools.

Sa isang panayam sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA) noong nakaraang taon, sinabi naman ni Susan
Estigoy, assistant regional director ng DepEd, na nakatutulong sa mga estudyante ang focused approach
ng pagtuturo ng kanilang mga guro. Dito, mas natututukan ng mga guro ang kanilang mga estudyante sa
pag-aaral nila ng kani-kaniyang leksyon.

Sa aking pananaw, masasabing nakatutulong din sa mga estudyanteng mula sa mga probinsya sa
pagkuha ng matataas na marka ang paglalaan nila ng mas mahabang panahon sa pag-aaral kaysa
maglaro o manood sa sinehan. Idagdag pa rito ang pagsusumikap ng karamihan sa kanila upang maiahon
ang kanilang mga pamilya mula sa kahirapan.

Bagaman at maaaring maipagmalaki ang matataas na grado ng mga taga-probinsya, marami pa ring
kailangan gawin upang mas mapaunlad ang edukasyon sa Pilipinas. Ayon sa dalawang pagsusulit ng
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) na ibinigay noong 2003 sa mga mag-
aaral ng first year high school, pang-41 ang Pilipinas sa Matematika at nasa pang-42 naman sa Agham
mula sa 46 na bansang lumahok sa pagsusulit. Patunay ito na marami pang reporma ang dapat isagawa
upang makaagapay ang ating mga mag-aaral sa international standards sa edukasyon.

Maaaring isang hakbang pasulong ang mga epektibong programang ito sa pagsasaayos ng sistema ng
edukasyon sa bansa. Dapat ring gawing batayan ng mga taga-lungsod ang halimbawa ng mga taga-
lalawigan pagdating sa pagpapahalaga nila sa pag-aaral. Joseinne Jowin L. Ignacio.

https://varsitarian.net/news/20080203/ang_pag_aaral_sa_pananaw_ng_mga_taga_lalawigan
Private school students have more academic achievement in
adulthood, Statistics Canada finds
TRACY SHERLOCK
Updated: March 21, 2016

Students at private high schools tend to do better on standardized tests and achieve
higher academic qualifications than students in public schools, but this is mostly due to
socioeconomic factors, Statistics Canada found in a study released March 31.
The study found that there was no difference in academic achievement due to school
resources and practices. It looked at test scores in reading, math and science at age 15
and then on educational qualifications earned by age 23.
Students in independent schools had eight- to nine-per-cent higher standardized test
scores than students in public schools, the study found. Further, by age 23, those who
attended private schools had achieved higher educational qualifications than those who
attended public schools, the study found.
For example, 35 per cent of private school students graduated from a university
program by age 23, compared with 21 per cent of public school students, Statistics
Canada said.
Other measures included postsecondary attendance, in which private school students
were more likely to engage by 11.6 percentage points, university attendance, 16.2
percentage points, and graduate or professional studies, 8.1 percentage points.
The study found that students in private high schools were more likely to have higher
family incomes or university-educated parents, which are both facts that are linked with
academic success, Statistics Canada said.
British Columbia has the second highest number of students enrolled in private schools
in the country, at 13 per cent. The Statistics Canada report says nine per cent, but it is
using numbers that are a few years old. Quebec is highest at 20 per cent, the study
found. British Columbia accounted for 22 per cent of private school students and 16 per
cent of public school students.
Interestingly, the study found that the availability of special tutoring from staff members
and the frequency of teacher feedback to parents were about the same in private and
public schools.
Private schools often rely on tuition fees and sometimes they have academic admission
requirements.
The study included 7,142 15-year-olds in Grade 10 in public and private high schools,
who they followed until age 23. Read the full study here.
tsherlock@vancouversun.com

https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/private-school-students-have-more-academic-
achievement-in-adulthood-statistics-canada-finds
Mga guro sa public schools ‘di gumamit ng chalk sa pagtuturo
bilang protesta
Published September 16, 2011 8:25pm

MANILA – Nagdaos ng “National Chalk Holiday" ang mga guro sa mga

pampublikong paaralan nitong Biyernes bilang protesta sa maliit na pondong
inilalaan ng pamahalaan para sa pagtuturo gaya ng pambili ng chalk. Sa GMA
News TV’s Balita Pilipinas nitong Biyernes, sinabing kabilang sa mga lumahok sa
protesta ay mga guro sa Cebu. Hindi na umano sapat ang P700 chalk allowance --
o isang chalk sa loob ng isang araw -- na ibinibigay ng pamahalaan sa bawat guro
na gagastusin nila sa loob ng isang taon. Ayon kay Bernabe Sabejon, miyembro ng
Alliance of Concern Teachers (ACT) sa Cebu, hindi sapat ang naturang pondo lalo
na sa mga guro na maraming hinahawakang klase. Sa isang pahayag naman, iginiit
ni ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio, na hindi rin sapat ang idadagdag na
P300 para sa “chalk allowance" na iminumungkahi ng Department of Education.
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV Para kay
Tinio, hindi dapat bumaba sa P2,000 ang allowance na dapat ibigay sa mga guro
na pambili ng chalk. “The national government must put an end to our public
school teachers’ long-standing burden of [buying] teaching supplies out of their
own pockets," ayon sa kongresista. Nangako si Tinio na ipagpapatuloy niya ang
pagsusulong sa Kongreso na madagdagan ang chalk allowance sa harap ng
ginagawang paghimay ng kapulungan sa P1.816-trilyong hinihinging budget ng
pamahalaan sa 2012. Bagamat hindi gumamit ng chalk, naghanap ng ibang paraan
ang mga guro sa pagtuturo nitong Biyernes sa kanilang mga estudyante.
Sinuportahan naman ni Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino, ang panukala
ni Tinio na gawing P2,000 ang “chalk allowance" ng mga guro dahil makatutulong
ito sa mga guro para mapahusay ang kanilang pagsisilbi. “How can our teachers
properly hone our students to become intelligent and responsible members of
our society if something as basic as a chalk fund is not sufficiently provided by the
government?" ayon kay Palatino sa hiwalay na pahayag. “Kawawa na nga ang
ating mga guro dahil sa kakarampot na sahod, sila pa ngayon ang inaasahan na
punan ang kakulangan sa chalk at iba pang pangangailangan sa pagtuturo,"
dagdag niya. — GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/ulatfilipino/232626/mga-guro-sa-public-
schools-di-gumamit-ng-chalk-sa-pagtuturo-bilang-protesta/story/

Teaching at Private versus Public Schools

byMelissa Kelly
Updated January 10, 2019
Teaching jobs fall in both the public and private sectors. Deciding
where to concentrate a job search raises questions for a lot of new
teachers. Though similarities exist between public and private schools,
several factors affect the overall teaching experience and deserve your
consideration before you accept a position.
Student Base in a Private vs. Public School
The law requires public schools to admit all students, without
discrimination. Taxes fund public schools, but different districts
receive different levels of funding, affecting the available resources in a
classroom, among other things. Private schools charge tuition and
typically use a selective admissions process. The price of attendance
often becomes a factor in determining the socio-economic makeup of
the student body, although some private schools offer scholarships to
students with demonstrated financial need. Because of limited funds
and a lack of mandates, teachers encounter fewer special needs
students in private schools than in public schools, so if you specialized
in special education, you might not find many available positions in the
private sector.
Government Oversight and Curriculum
The government wields less power over the day-to-day administration
of private schools since they do not receive tax dollars. In public
schools, state mandates largely determine the subjects offered; private
schools maintain much greater leeway in the curriculum standards
they use. Further, public schools must use state-mandated
standardized tests to measure learning while private schools can
choose to use these or their own tests.
Some private schools provide religious instruction along with
academics and may be closely aligned with a church, synagogue,
mosque or other religious institution. While public schools can teach
 students about religion in a civic or historical context, it's against the
law for public school educators to teach the tenets of any one religion.
Teacher Education
Public schools require certain credentials for teachers including
certification and specific degrees. Private schools have much greater
leeway. Therefore, teachers in private schools may not have
certifications or specific degrees to teach in their subject areas.
Class Size and Student Discipline
States try to keep class size down, but overcrowded schools and a lack
of teachers and funding make it difficult in many districts. Private
schools often promote their small class sizes as an advantage over
public schools.
Further, because of a greater amount of parental involvement and
more leeway when dealing with classroom discipline, private schools
teachers find it easier to remove disruptive students from classes and
the school itself. It takes a pretty serious offense to get a student
permanently removed from the public school system.
Pay
A private school teacher can find many pros and cons, but pay may be
the biggest negative. Private school teachers generally earn less than
their public school counterparts, with teachers at parochial schools at
the lowest end of the salary range. Teacher salaries at private schools
come out of student tuition. According to the National Center for
Education Statistics, private school teachers on average earn $10,000
– $15,000 less than a comparable public school teacher.