Education in the Philippines

Critical thought in our schools, colleges, and universities is not a value, despite the fact that the aim of education is to produce men and women who, supposedly, should learn to “think for themselves.” Education in the Philippines? There is no such thing, and if there were, education has been and still is a failure, especially as it has been under the success of Christianity in the Philippines. Indeed, what we acquire via education is not education, but indoctrination. After which we are awarded a certification. It explains why millions of our college educated men and women seek jobs, not capable of creating jobs for themselves to contribute and to enrich our own country. Thus, millions of college educated Filipinos are employed in some 168 countries around the world. Surely, they enjoy a higher standard of living and, hopefully - thinking. At the expense, however, of the family derailed. Marital vows thrashed. Relationships shattered. Promises undelivered. Plans postponed. Communications negated, If not deviated, or worst – vitiated. Indeed, to be more destructive, not instructive. For my part, as a high school expelled student of some 60 years ago, I imagine how the majority of our college educated men and women could be a gain, not a drain, - on the Philippines economy. They could, indeed, be industrious, productive, vigorous adults who could have more love of and for country and love of creative industry. In the meantime, according to latest study of “livable cities” in the world, Manila is near the bottom of the ranking of the most livable cities, landing at 108th spot. Another corrupt reflection of the sad failure of the corrupt system of education in our God-forsaken Philippines - the only Christian country in Asia since the 16th century. Poch Suzara