Application
1. Read the article below. What does job-skills mismatch imply about the relevance of schools to
present society? Are schools effective agents of socialization in preparing Filipino graduates for
their job rules?
Answer:
Based on the article below, jobs-skills mismatch its implication and relevance towards schools and present
society. It is said that for a society to function well, schools is an institution created in the society to which
education is evident. In order for the society to succeed and achieved development, society must survive,
must be stable and must be convenient. This is achieved through education. Schools provide the career
that may advance and help the students able to honed themselves the skills, knowledge and instill values
that may attributes and understand how these match with the industry that exists in the society. These are
career options which helps build the society achieved its best development thus this students who
achieved career may know their function in the society. As John Dewey believe that the school introduces
and trains students to be part of the organization and work in the service of the company or organization
he/ she belongs to. To which John Dewey said that if the school succeeds to do, he said that we able to
achieve the deepest and best guaranty of a larger society that is worthy, harmonious and lovely.
In addition, for the schools to be effective agents for socialization in preparing every Filipino graduates for
their job roles is that education has been affecting society by socializing individuals. The presence of
different educational institutions and organizations that help develop human resources to make graduates
ready for their job roles based on their acquired skills, and capabilities as well as the innate values in terms
of their chosen field. Understanding the role in the society prepares individual students for their future roles
in the field of work. Socializing them to the reality will greatly prepare them for future roles such as
professional teachers, businessman, entrepreneurs, spouse and or parent to their children.
2. Education is a function of society. Considering the positive and negative elements of 21st Century
society:
State the educational goals that 21st Century schools should pursue;
Describe the ideal 21st Century graduate; and
Describe the education delivery mode.
Will the survival skills taught in primitive societies suffice for the citizens of a 21st Century world?
Answer:
State the educational goals that 21st Century schools should pursue;
Answer:
The goal of education in the 21 st century schools is the mastery of information, embedded with knowledge
and understanding and the advance use of technology in the society. Collaboration among creates an
opportunity for students to share their understandings with other and have others to do the same. Some of
the significant goals of education in the 21sts century schools are:
1. Signing of Executive Order No. 117 Renaming Ministry of Education into Department of Education
Culture and Sports in 1987.
2. The Professional Regulatory Commission created the Board for Professional Teachers composed
of 5.
3. The trifocalization of Educational systems
4. Integration of values education in all learning areas
5. Giving emphasis on the mastery learning
Describe the ideal 21st Century graduate; and
Answer:
Based on my readings the ideal 21 st century graduate is a student who possesses flexibility, mastery with
critical thinking skills and the able to adapt change in his or her environment. An ideal 21 st century
graduate is a student that able to learn how to learn. The student portrays creativity and encourages
collaboration and expecting and rewarding students with critical thinking and able to communicate. This
are the skills that the student need to develop in order to thrive in tomorrow’s dynamic workplace.
With that in mind of the graduates, the world has entered an era where nothing is guaranteed. As a result,
graduates must learn to guide the change affects their lives. At the very least, they learn how to react to it.
Graduates in the 21st century world are versatile who has the capability in applying the depth of skill to a
progressively widening scope of situations and experiences, gaining new competencies and new
responsibilities.
Describe the education delivery mode.
Answer
The education delivery mode that we have in the 21 st century is that we integrate the asynchronous and
synchronous approach and delivery using technology. Technology plays a vital role in achieving education
nowadays. Technology becomes an agent of deliverer of learning knowledge, and skills through the
delivery of basic lessons creatively, accurately and clearly. For example, in the advent of COVID-19
causing a major shift on the education of face to face learning to distance learning. The teacher uses
varied forms of applications such as google meet, edmodo and MS teams to portray learning among
students. This way the advent of technology helps the students able to recall back the lesson easily
portraying mastery and achievement. While on the other hand, the asynchronous approach uses the
printed modular distance learning. This way it applies a traditional approach to llearning using printed
modular. However, this approach needed a lot of financial resources specially those areas which cannot
be reach by technology or internet. The asynchronous approach is a solution to this aspect. It also helps
the students easily recall information because as we see, learner’s in 21st century are usual visual and
audio learners. It became faster for us to gather information’s that we needed because of the help of the
technologies.
Will the survival skills taught in primitive societies suffice for the citizens of a 21st century world?
For me, I believe that survival skills taught in the primitive societies able to surpassed the 21s century
world. In our everyday life, we continue to struggle in order to survive from various environments.
However, we can still associate our actions based on how we look ways to survive for the day to day life.
Today we able to have a lot of resources which can be compared in the past. The advent of technology
such as internet as internet of things as compared in the past that uses books. Survival skills that are
taught in the society is the most essential component of socialization process that is enough to teach along
21st century students to enjoy regardless of attained literacy that is consequent with educational process.
Let’s Check for Understanding
1. In not more than two sentences, state the relationship of society and schools.
Answer:
The relationship between school and society are interconnected in which school as an institution created by
society. Education or the school functions as part of the society and arises from the nature and character
of society itself.
2. What is meant by socialization as a function of schools?
Answer
Socialization as a function of schools is defined as the process of learning the roles, statuses, and values
integration necessary for participation in social institutions. It is also a lifelong process which is primarily
occurs during childhood and progresses towards adulthood to old age as we adopt new roles . The school
becomes an important agent of socialization. It is the school that impart specific knowledge and skills
necessary to function in the society.
3. Can school change the socializing effect of family, the primary agent of socialization? Can an
excellent school undo the socializing effect of an extremely deprived home?
Answer
The primary agent of socialization to which school change the socializing effect of the family is adapted
based on the school culture and practice. This way it will affect the socializing effect of the child in school.
For example, the sociological effect and change in the behavior of the students is affected by individual
behaviors that takes place. This occurs because working parents have less education to their children.
The behavior of the students towards home is affected by its adapted culture in the school. For example,
they show the child how to use objects (such as clothes, computers, eating utensils, books, bikes); how to
relate to others (some as “family,” others as “friends,” still others as “strangers” or “teachers” or
“neighbors”); and how the world works (what is “real” and what is “imagined”). Thus, the adaptive capacity
of the students in its environment in the school reflects socialization of learning things based on the
individual adoptive capability and practice.
4. In the Philippines, was education a privilege enjoyed by all Filipinos since the precolonial period?
Why or why not?
Answer
Education in the pre-colonial period is a privilege and enjoyed by the Filipinos. It is believed that education
is informal and unstructured and decentralized. During the pre-colonial times the great contributor and
factor in the education is subsequent based on the mode of production they provide which is plain and
simple. During that time the mode of instruction is baybayin the native alphabet. Education was valued by
the early Filipinos. The fathers teach their sons how to hunt animals and maintaining livelihood and
survival.
5. Was the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in support of equal access to quality
education? Why was it abolished when it did exactly what Filipinos then wanted?
Answer
The NCEE was been the only assessment that provides national measure of achievement. It was designed
to address the rising problems of graduates with underemployment and unemployment and the imbalance
between mismatch with the needed by the industry as compared with what is being produced in the
schools. The NCEE was then abolished in 1994 to which all high schools students are needed to enter
college and have a chance of better career in the future. However sometime in 2006, DepEd has
implemented NCAE and its importance as assessment to check whether the students in the basic
education are ready to enter college based on their achievement on the NCAE.
Let’s Reflect
1. Should college education be for all? Or should it be given only to those who are intellectually
capable of college education? Those who are not should be directed to technical education. Isn ‟t
giving access to college education for one who is not intellectually capable a waste of time and
resources? Was that not the very purpose of the National College Entrance Examination then – to
redirect to techvoc courses those who were not capable of a college course? Write your reflections.
Answer:
For me, college education should be for all who wants to study. Hence, it should not be only to those
students with intellect are capable to enter college education. The entrance examination held in entering
college or university is not a measurement of intellectual capacity and capability but rather a stepping stone
to determine what approapriate career path should a students take. This may either determining factor to
take a board or non-board course. This way also might tell that the students are skilled and so the student
may take a two year skilled course. if the students is not intellectually capable, it should not be an excuse
to reject them from schooling. "Those who are not should be directed to technical education", In this I can
say that I am not in favor because what if the students doesn't really want that and are eager to pursue
higher education no matter what? Are they just going to leave them like that and tell that "you are not
intellectually capable in studying college education you should precede studying in techvoc" in which it's
kind of not good. A student who is not intellectually capable is not a waste of time and resources if they are
given an access to college education as long as they are willing and eager to study hard then that
"intellectually capable" thing should not be the bases if the students are eligible to take college education.
As a teacher, we facilitate and help the students learn and grow not just in academic but help the students
grow as a person? If the student cannot really make it and fail in every subject then that's the time that
he/she starts considering other options but it is not appropriate to jump into conclusion that advising them
to proceed in techvoc education. Besides, we never know unless we try. Maybe that was the very purpose
of the National College Entrance Examination the - to redirect to technical vocational courses those who
were not capable of a college course because for sure not all students who will take the exam will pass.
2. Should we bring back the NCEE? Why or why not?
Answer
For me, I think no need to bring back the NCEE because if a student fail or passed the examination there is
no chance for the student to study in that school. It is believed that education should be given with the right
to choose a school and everyone deserves to study anywhere they like or want. The students must be
given the free will nowadays specially that education is free for all. Thus there is no reason for the students
to continue and pursue tertiary or college education based on their preference.
3. Of the developments in Philippine education in the post-colonial period, which to you is most
important?
Answer
Considering all the developments in the Education in the Philippines in the post-colonial period, for me I
consider very important was the development of moral character or self-discipline. By understanding and
practicing this it will build a harmonious relationship and provide a better society.
Taking it to the Net
1. In the Philippines, education from elementary to secondary education is free. What law made
tertiary education free? Research on the tertiary education of other countries. Is it also free or “only
in the Philippines?” Share your findings in class.
Answer:
The elementary and secondary education in the Philippines is free. There is a law to make tertiary a free
education. The Higher Education Act or the Universal Access to quality tertiary education which ensure
government full subsidy to student who intents to earn degree in the college or Technical Vocational
education. RA 10931 promotes universal access to quality tertiary education providing free tuition and
other school fees in state university, local colleges and other technical vocational institutions. Other
countries that offer free higher education countries like Sweden, Germany, France , Norway and Finland.
2. Life skills were taught to primitive society. Are these, life skills for primitive society the same life
skills for the 21st Century?
Answer
The primitive skills in the first skills acquired the knowledge and wisdom acquired is practiced and utilized
well by the students in their daily life. For me primitive skills are those skills accomplished during the old
times where in stone tools are used. The life skills before are considered to be survival skills like quest for
food so people before had to hunt, fish and do food gathering. The life skills before is so much different
with the life skills of today’s modern world. Everything is found everywhere. Just a click on the technology,
the food is there, the presence of technology has paved way to the life skills of before, today it makes every
individual to be lazy. Because today people just look into the cellphone and their needs are already
provided. To which compared before, you need to exert effort and extra mile in order to get what you want.
The 21st century life today now is imbued with skills that are critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and
communication along with information literacy, media literacy and technology literacy. Flexibility, leadership
productivity and social skills. This skills are necessary to wards achieving success in work and in life.
Applying all of this skills and experience teaches individual to survive in the 21 st century life.
