Advancing education in the Philippines indicates that we need to come up to a more efficient way of teaching to adapt other countries way of educating their students.

Show progress of education can be attributed to the weak innovative system and human resources on the country. It implies the need to strengthen the resources and to develop the teaching techniques and the education system.

In the year 2000, four universities in the Philippines were included in the list of top 100 Universities ranked by Asiaweek Magazine. University of the Philippines ranked 41st place, Dela Salle University, 71st, Ateneo de Manila University, 72nd, and University of Santo Tomas got the 74th place. These schools were ranked based on academic performance of the students in different fields.

After listening to the guest speaker of the seminar conducted by the Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education, Inc, (FUSE). I realized the importance of our role as educators. It opened my mind on the need for teachers in the country. Education and training, as the person who is in close contact to our client (the students), should promote quality education. We should ensure that education shall be accessible to all, and to make sure and protect academic freedom. Advancement of learning and research develop responsible and effective leadership – education of higher level professional and enrichment of Historic and Cultural Heritage.

Program for quality and excellence should not be left out together with improving efficiency and effectiveness.

Regarding women, in education, it is not surprising that they dominate the educational system because most women are preserving patience. They are friendly and readily take part in activities for the community, and also they are compassionate and understanding.

Women are better housekeeper by nature therefore, they are caring and nurturing. They inspire, guide, counsel, and serve. Naturally, women refer to cooperate and collaborate rather than compete.

DepEd, through the effort of the FUSE, does not just sit and relax, and have the system more, but it focused the attention in how to improve the quality of our educational system. Its attention has been forward in providing the students with holistic learning experiences giving the various disciplines in science, math, language, social studies, humanities, arts and values in various combinations. It aims of making students not only technically proficient, but the art of what we call civilized society who will compete and excel in a friendly competitive global society.

In this training I’ve learned so much to attain progress and apply it to my client – to achieve a better education with high quality, scientifically and technologically.

In the basic education, what we should attain is to produce students and children who will enjoy having their rights for a better nation. And to end up, as what SEC. Jesli Lapus said, “Education is the Solution”, so as one of their participants in the seminar, I salute the foundation for launching this training for a good and better Educational System, and I owe you the new and additional knowledge.

So as an educator, we are and will always be the instruments to make this Quality Education possible. God Bless.

Founded by Dr. Lucio C. Tan on December 1, 1994, FUSE seeks to improve the skills in English, Science and Mathematics teachers. Its programs include regular teacher training workshops; a post-graduate scholarship program for Science and Engineering teachers; production and distribution of telecourses in English, Elementary Science, Chemistry, Physics and Math; and a host of other educational programs in partnership with government and private learning institutions.