Similarities of Tagore’s Educational Philosophy to the Current Educational System of The Philippines

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Similarities of Tagore’s Educational Philosophy to the Current Educational System of The Philippines

1.     “The widest road leading to the solution of all our problems is education.”-this philosophy of education by Tagore can be explicitly associated with the Department of Education’s “Edukasyon ang Solusyon.

Source:http://www.ugnayan.com/ph/gov/DSWD/article/2JMV

2.    The K-12 program similarly to Tagore’s philosophy aims to promote international co-operation and creating global citizens.

 

Source: http://www.globalpinays.com/2016/06/embracing-change-k-12-education-program.html

3.    Freedom in school in Tagore’s curriculum is given emphasis; as such, it is true that in the Philippines, every Filipino has the right to free education.

 

Source: https://www.bulatlat.com/2017/08/04/historic-victory-youth-groups-call-vigilance-duterte-signs-free-college-education-law/

4.    Both the K-12 Curriculum and Tagore’s philosophy focus on individual development as they help an individual identify strengths and areas for growth, and set attainable goals.

 

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/09/02/philippine-education-system-in-2018-are-we-moving-forward/

5.    Tagore’s self-realization, love for humanity, freedom, and moral and spiritual development can be demonstrated along with values education and social sciences subjects and are even integrated into other subjects under the K-12 Curriculum.

6.    Intellectual development as an aim of Tagore’s educational philosophy is anchored to the 21st Century skills, critical thinking, creativity and imagination, and problem-solving, that the recent curriculum aims to develop among learners.

7.    Learners are developing physically both in Tagore’s philosophy and the K-12 Curriculum.

Source: https://onenews.ph/pe-home-economics-important-too-no-subject-will-be-removed-next-school-year

8.    Mother-tongue, the medium of instruction, as suggested by Tagore’s philosophy can be seen through MTB-MLE (Mother-tongue based- multilingual education) which has been implemented in the K-12 Curriculum.

9.    Tagore’s co-relation of objects and social development are given emphasis in the K-12 curriculum through cooperative and collaborative learning activities and projects provided inside and outside the classroom.

10. Tagore aims at a curriculum for the full man aside from satisfying the spiritual, the creative, and the aesthetic aspects, also has the vocational aims of education; these can also be realized in the new curriculum (K-12) as it deals with learners’ life skills as reflected in the strand-based curriculum of the senior high school.

11. Tagore’s curriculum suggests that it should revolve organically around nature, with flexible schedules to allow for shifts in weather, and with special attention to natural phenomena and seasonal festivities; which in turn, the K-12 Curriculum’s localization, contextualization, and globalization.

12. The school should be a community where there is no distinction of caste and creed; similarly, through the scholarship programs of the government, everybody has the right to education as mandated by the Constitution.

13. Sewing, book-binding, weaving, carpentry, etc. are life skills present in Tagore’s curriculum and the K-12 Curriculum which can be observed among Technology and Livelihood education subjects like Home Economics, Industrial Arts, Drafting, etc.

 

Source:https://www.msuiit.edu.ph/academics/colleges/ced/programs/tte/index.php

14. Learning by Doing is both stressed in Tagore’s curriculum and in the present educational system in the Philippines, as students are engaged in various tasks, actual demonstrations, collaborative activities, and research work.

Source: https://www.codingular.com/2017/06/learning-by-doing-seen-action/

15. Hobbies and occupations of students are given importance in Tagore’s curriculum; which in the new curriculum, are seen in the strand based curriculum among Senior high school students.

Source: https://portal.edukasyon.ph/blog/senior-high-school-how-can-it-help-me

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I love his philosophy and idea on education and i hope it gets adopted in Nigeria. Its a nice piece and I believe our educational system can be transformed through it.

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This is actually my synthesis of Tagore's educational philosophy. Thank you for appreciating it. I am not very familiar with Nigeria's educational system but I would love to hear from you about it. I am pretty sure that your country and government will soon make realizations for the betterment of your educational system.

I will subscribe to your account and will wait for it. Hope you also subscribe to mine, so you will be notified with my future articles that would interest you.

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Thank you. I've also subscribed to yours . Yes, you will hear more from me about the Nigerian educational system. I will post some articles on it as time goes on. The system really needs a redress for a better future. Thanks

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I wish you good luck on your writing journey. I will be very grateful and happy to see you in the comment section soon. Your country will soon rise and the people of your country will soon become equipped with the skills needed in this new world.

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Thank you for that.

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Education is a right, and everyone should use it. Whatever race or ethnic group you belong, it is important to consider the value of being educated. Learning is fun and free.

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It is a right that every child deserves to have. No matter what the economic status and ethnic identity of a family, children should be given the opportunity to develop holistically- cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.

We need to make sure that the school is a safe place to learn. This is the first step to a fun and free learning experience among children.

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