PISA RESULT: WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE LOW PERFORMANCE OF PHILIPPINES

Philippines ranked last in Reading Comprehension, second to the last in Science and Mathematics in the recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The result seems a Nuclear Bomb that exploded and ended every living thing in our country.

So many absurd remarks have been stated most specially from the legislature and they suggested plans and actions out of their own mind without even thinking about it or was consulted upon from reliable persons.

Have they looked into the finest details specifically on the front liners in the delivery of instruction—our teachers. Their work should be in the classroom, facilitating the teaching and learning. However, it’s been a practice ever since to utilize or give teachers extra-curricular activities; in sports, academic competitions, socio-cultural presentations from local up to national level. Most of them are coaching, facilitating and officials of varied activities which are also in line with the DepEd’s mandate.

Furthermore, Local Government Units also involve the teachers in some of there activities such as, civic parades, local fiestas, Christmas Presentation and other similar activities. In those events teachers usually spent some of there time in practicing, which would largely affect the contact time for their learners. This does not happen to all areas though.