Let me get this straight. I am a high school teacher and curriculum engineer. Today is the start of the school year 2008-2009. Except for some glitches, classes were able to start well on time. When I met my counterpart from the elementary department, she blurted out that a parent decided to withdraw her child and transfer him to another school. We cannot argue with the parent because,inapparently, they know best. When I asked what was the reason she would transfer her child, the mother had answered, "The lesson is not very 'intensive'."
Whatever the parent meant by "intensive", definitely she is after the best for her child. But who should determine what is best for the child...or for this matter, the student? Isn't it that we are suppose to follow a learning continuum (as prepared by the congregational education ministry) and the PELC (by the DepEd) in planning and preparing what to teach. The curricular content-skill and concept-should be based on the prescribed minimum requirements set by the government. It is very sad that our parents thought that if we teach algebra in Kindergarten or genetics in Grade III, they are getting their money's worth.
The school, after consultation with the parents, should decide solely on what to teach. We should let our students learn at a pace that suites each one best. Please, let us not "hurry" our children. Sige dali, sige dali dayun wala hinoon kauli.
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