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Artwork by Alyssa Arizabal (httpswww.instagram.comalyssaarzbl) The spotty quality of Philippine basic education is something we knew anecdotally but until the PISA results of 2018, did not have objective evidence to bring this into a national discourse on education...
Artwork by Alyssa Arizabal (https://www.instagram.com/alyssaarzbl) THE TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY LEARNING The transition from elementary education to junior high is a complex one because it marks a transition from childhood to adolescence (ages 11-12 to 16-17). ...
Artwork by Alyssa Arizabal (https://www.instagram.com/alyssaarzbl) PRIMARY LEARNING METRICS The upper primary years of Grades 4 to 6 are the years when students should be going a level up from the simple literacy and numeracy skills of the 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, and...
In the lower primary years of Grades 1 to 3, we want our children to learn simple literacy and numeracy – the 3s of Reading, wRriting, and aRithmetic. What do we want to develop in the upper primary years of Grades 4 to 6? In summary, we want to develop what...
In 2018, the Philippines participated for the first time in the PISA international assessment test for 15-year olds (Programme for International Student Assessment). The headline news was that the Philippines scored lowest in Reading and second lowest in...
Art by Alyssa Arizabal (https://www.instagram.com/alyssaarzbl/ Kindergarten is the first step in formal education in what should be a 12-year basic education journey. There is a Chinese proverb ascribed to Laozhi (Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing) that...
Illustration: Alyssa Arizabal Ten years ago, a review of 20 major efficacy or effectiveness studies of Early Childhood Development by Engle et al. (2011) concluded that participation in pre-primary education is essential to prepare children for learning and school,...
Illustration: Alyssa Arizabal There is a message we need to send far and wide: We need to give our infants, toddlers and very young children a good foundation for brain development with good health and nutrition, and a safe and nurturing home and community...
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