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Preparing teachers for the big reform
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[Inquirer.net] - By Queena N. Lee-Chua Many teachers may be engaging and creative, but lack the skills to handle complex topics. As students put it, “The teacher is nice but incompetent.” The NTEC increased the major courses (subject content, or what to teach) and
Are two more years essential?
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[Inquirer.net] - By Queena N. Lee-Chua The Philippines is supposedly one of only three countries with a 10-year basic education. Others have 12. “We tend to think of basic education and pre-university education as the same,” says National Scientist and mathematician
Straight talk on K to 12
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[Inquirer.net] - By Queena N. Lee-Chua The K to 12 Basic Education Program, a major part of the campaign platform of President Aquino, is also one of the most controversial administration initiatives. The Department of Education (DepEd), citing Filipino students' low
The K to 12 curriculum: Our first step to recovery
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[Inquirer.net] - Although involved in designing the Math curriculum for the K to 12 Program, Queena Lee-Chua, in her column, throws in as many views as possible to encourage more public participation in deciding the fate of this education reform.
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