there study. The trip takes more than two hours by
boat, but during the
Amihan season, there is no certainty about
traveling in the ocean covered by the Lamon Bay.
We had only been sailing for half an hour when the
weather is so bad that we can't
around us. We were caught in a
very heavy rain here in Laon. The
back. They say we can't go back. So
despite this season,
Amihan, there aren't many
boats traveling or we don't really have the
courage. Yes, if you really need it,
yes. So what did you think of our idea?
courage so that you don't have to be too strong. The
group just joked about what we were
for us. safety
journey for now the weather was calming down a bit
but it was still not that
beautiful we decided to go
back to the port because it was too
day a big challenge for those in
remote areas to have an adequate
education we are in danger let's go back
every day millions of students
[Music]
rivers travel [Music]
even in the
air just to [Music]
of the
Filipino youth is amazing but why are they still lagging behind
compared to other young people in the [Music]
[Music]
world hope is springing up
because of the children who
help their fellow
young people it is far to
still rough and windy at sea on the
journey but it is good that [Music]
[Music] the
the [Music]
sun has risen after two hours
we arrived so we made it The
captain is great we even though the sea is so rough
we got here safely
But if you notice
Hello Good morning
Dad I also met the one I went
went
here Hi the one year old
you Jayn is just an ordinary child
but his role
number is big in their community inla
I said it's not that when there is no
class because he serves as a tutor for the
Tangkay in the back
Hello How is the
lesson and their small
house is their classroom Why am
I the one who puts the numbers They don't
know how to do it It's over ah
yes Jayel's lesson today is spelling in Filipino
livelihood
livelihood later I can do it too
number Can that be the one
they copy
m It's okay
Why did you think of teaching
them w I want them to learn ah
Were they the ones who requested you or were you the
only one who told them that
you would teach them I told them I would
teach you better in
passing Yes that's right
I'm done I'm done, I just did
n't go there.
Are your students naughty?
I wrote who is the naughtyest of the
students? Who are these
four? Who are these four? Yes,
I'm not. Who is the kindest? These
two are
at the end. Poverty has a big impact on children's education. One of the students taught by J is his neighbor Rodel. He is 18 years old. He is the oldest of the children. Rodel was unable to enroll this school year. Why did you stop? My
father got sick and was poisoned. He took me back to
my mother's hometown.
We were short of money. It was the last time to buy
medicine. They couldn't buy it. So I did
n't eat it. What went through
your mind when your parents told
you not to enroll?
I was sad because I was going to spend
a year without going to
school. Why do you want to go to
school so that they can learn and
grow when [Music]
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day comes.
Even though he is not enrolled, this
year Rodel is still trying to continue
his studies.
your books, look at elementary mathematics GR
one, English
expressways grade one, also honest
Filipino, grade 1, this is also ah, these
books of yours, where did they come from,
I'm still studying elementary, this is
English, I'm a little difficult in English, let's
read them,
fish one, it's a
new new day, day, what does it mean,
they're going to school, I think today is
coming, it's like a new day, it's a new day, it's a new
day, it's a new day, it's a new day, it's a new day, it's a new day, it's a new day, it's a new day, it's
really hard, English is hard, if you don't practice, if you don't talk to anyone in English, you can easily forget it, so these books of yours are very
important to you, yes, take
good care of them. What if it rains heavily,
my mother and I wrap them in plastic and put them away?
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Applause] [Music]
Jelyn checked the test
she gave her students
earlier, are their scores increasing?
Those ones are increasing. There's
[Music]
Jadelyn's father, Jose, is
also a tribal leader of the community. How is
life here? you know what, here we are,
we are really experiencing something
really strange, the natives say that the
bite of the bag is really difficult,
sometimes we have to go to the knife, we
still can't read, but
the children understand, they don't even pay
attention to us, their
their
studies continue, number e
e
metal, it seems like
just a game, but for jadelyn, her
her
tutoring is a serious job, she says this work is also tiring,
you can stop, oh tell
me I'm tired, I don't want to teach, I can't
do it, if I stop
by Monday, the
children are ready to enter their formal [Music]
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school, the children are eager and persistent to study,
but not only determination and
sacrifice are needed to improve the
according to the latest data from the Program for
International Students Assessment or Pisa, out
of the 8 countries that were surveyed,
the Philippines ranked sixth last in
Math and
reading, and third last in
Filipino age 10 The difficulty of
reading and understanding
age-appropriate reading
only 5:30 in the morning.
Grade 6 student
Jamboy and his cousin
Judel are getting ready to go to school because there is no school in
their area. They
It was supposed to be for agricultural supplies and products,
but other residents also ride it
to speed up the
journey across the
mountains, including Jamboy and [Music]
only reason the
barangay tramline is broken is because it is almost 100 and AP
feet high. It no longer has
doors and because it is not really for
people, there are no seats or harnesses for
Here, [Music]
we were scared. Nat. It is easier to
walk. The student
School is small. There is only one section for grade 6
students. Do
you enjoy class? Yes. What is
your favorite subject? Math? Why is
Math more popular? because that's compared to
Science when you read a book
jamboy did you understand what was written
their teacher only knows a little bit
their students don't know much
English so he has to include
lessons in the local
language so that the
students can understand when they read they can read
but they don't understand what they
read that's what happens so they
can they can speak the words Yes but
they don't get the meaning the meaning
meaning
Yes What's the use of reading and
reading if you don't
understand and then you keep on
speaking in English and Filipino and
They didn't understand so
we translate in our own dialect Joy in learning English jamboy and I read
their English lesson Okay let's read
are you in the habit of
throwing trust
anywhere during the se
season you're reading
English a little bit a little bit there are
words you don't know much
but did you understand what
we read no no no what does throwing
trash mean you don't know throwing trash
that fidgety shrimp did all kinds of jumps
and sprints what is jumps and
sprints run and beat that's good
good [Music]
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job if you take it all into account children should be good at
reading by grade
worried you are worried about
how they will cope with
our lessons if they are like that when they go to
high school magd po [Music]
they have students here
Teacher Elizabeth is good at
iseth Where are you highest in subjects English
English
mm What is your grade in English now
now
90 90 Yes wow are you the highest in your class
in English Yes That's great [Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
[Music]
apir but Isabel has a secret weapon
a Fountain of knowledge that can't be
found in school
grandmother learned your English why are
you better
or
the p year old grandmother
learned English from
missionaries who came to their area When
When
they were young I was constantly challenged English So
you're very
close Yeah he the he loves me very much
much school Yes Is that right Yeah m he
an obedience and
honest said grandma Ginamay
she is also worried about other children in
their community because some are no longer
going to school especially if they can't
follow the
lessons Why do you think young people
here in your community should go to school
because know
our more Harder Than
before so they to go to
school but the problem with reading and
absenteeism does not mean that Filipino
children lack intelligence
even though they have difficulty in English
Jamboy is one of the best
in math in his class He
is said to be his close rival Isabel here
you tell me what is what he is
he is
describing him to me The skin is
noisy but is he also good at math Yes where is
he good at math Are you still friends with one
one
Yes but sometimes you
really fight Yes Where do you
you better Yes
How do you fight in math bet
bet [Laughter] What
[Laughter] What
bet to raise your grade Yes
what are you betting ballpoint pen ballpoint pen
Yes Who I win
he wins but care and
support are needed to make things right The
youth are great The
Barangay captain clarified that people are not allowed to ride
the tramline because it is dangerous
We really don't agree with what
people will ride because the advice given to
us by the non-E before this project was given It is
really not possible
We can't watch people every
hour The
Barangay is now studying a solution so that
children will no longer be tempted to ride the tram What I see is that it is good
What project can be built there
Their multigrade school
Their building so that they will no longer have to cross the
river They will only
study there in Pisa More than
half of Filipino students are
in schools that are said to have a lack of
infrastructure But apart from buildings
and classrooms There is also a huge lack of
of
equipment More than half also
said that they lack educational
materials in school Just like
books What is the problem
Lack of what is our problem
The ratio [Music]
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in
Pangasinan We met some
students who were crossing each other
in the name of [Music]
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diploma 14 year old
Embo walks to the river every day
with his friends when there is a
class here the
young people line up to ride the [Music]
children there is a bridge they bring it from here
but apart from the
distance they still have to pay a
fare there you pay
10 every morning toos in the afternoon is it 20 is the
pH a big deal Yes especially during recess that's how
bravery and good balance are
needed to ride the raft which is
quite old
but not just a simple passenger
Embo himself crosses the river With
fellow students on the river I thought of
helping pulling the raft because what about the
other elementary school friends we might
but he doesn't care about the tiredness it's
also fun because what are the
cousins crossing together
that's how it looks It's easy when
Good thing I wasn't embarrassed in front of the
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from the other side of the river 10
school.
According to his teachers,
he is a fast learner and can keep up with the class
here in potassium calcium. However, many still have
difficulty reading and understanding.
This is one of the biggest challenges of the
school. It is important. It is 100%.
We must raise the comprehension
level of the children because that is where we can see
if there is really a
difference. One of the students who is a little behind is
Daniel. The child admitted that
he entered grade 8 and has difficulty reading. I am a little
confused in English. Do you
read English? Do you understand what
you are reading? What are the ones I don't know?
know?
I skipped them. To help the children who are
struggling in school, the school implemented a body
system last year.
They paired the students who are
lagging behind with those who understand the
body system better. We do this. First
of all, the child who knows how to read is the one who is the best.
Embo and Daniel were assigned to study.
When you started studying with Embo, did it help?
help? OP,
OP,
how am I struggling? He taught
me even though I was just a newbie? The program is
promising, the results are promising,
because when the
child's reading ability is developed, he will gain
confidence, he can socialize, it's
socialize, it's
a recognition or recognition from the
principal and teachers for outstanding
outstanding
Isabel, who received two awards of
recognition given to Isabel Duqueza for
mathematics, perfect attendance and best in math,
in math,
but Jamboy didn't miss a class? Well,
she wasn't absent from
class, what was the award you got earlier?
Perfect attendance,
wow. You're not absent yet.
Yes, why aren't you absent? I want to
improve. It's a shame that
[Music] grades are
every day, but Isabel doesn't waste
her knowledge. When there's
no class, she goes to her
her
them, one of whom is her rival
long study
study. Is it important that you classmates work together?
Yes,
why is that?
What is your dream
I hope
there's a theme that emerges when we go around the class.
various schools in the
country children helping their peers
young amidst the challenges
faced in [Music]
education Jay the tutor from Quezon has
others when he joined
jadelyn's classes rotel has also become a
teaching partner for the
Bataan po I help him
teach his siblings cousins
in teaching reading in
our school I teach him or
he teaches me electricity
electricity electricity
electricity
pal pang Yes Don't get up
a lot What is the cat I didn't say a
sentence or why is it important to
teach your fellow natives
here especially the younger ones because
sometimes they are the ones who have difficulty honestly when you
ask them something sometimes they
can't answer that's why they we
try to teach them so
they can learn more or that's it t
your number
se number This is
the simple desire to help
others I
guess it's contagious what can you say to J I said
he got sick of the caps even though you're not
what it is [Music]
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his idol did he tell you that
No He said you were his idol
because You say you're good at
teaching. Do you know that? It seems like
heartwarming to see
children helping other children, but
more long-term
reforms in the
education system are still needed, according to Dr. Bustos of the UP
College of Education. The root
of the problem is still widespread poverty in the
Philippines, which has a major impact on the
health and learning experiences of children. The
Philippines is not the only
poor country. And yet, we are one of the
last. So what's the
difference in terms of resources?
We spend really less. Our Education budget is really small compared to
to other countries.
other countries.
Although the Department of
Education is one of the countries with the highest
budget for
2023, the Philippines is spending nine times less
per student
on education compared to the average spending of
other countries. We need to spend
spend
first so that each
child has a textbook. It seems like a joke. I think
we hope that children will be able to read,
but there are no books. So what
miracle are we waiting for? The DepEd
admits that
the agency faces a big challenge. Why are we falling behind
that much compared to our neighbors?
There are some. It's probably a case that our
funds are not allocated to
critical areas. Although we are getting
the biggest cut in our budget,
much of it goes to our salaries for our
employees because we are more than 1
million in the Department of Education
and of course our remaining funds
there are going to be divided into
critical components or what
we call ppas or programs projects and
activities that would address in a
systemic manner. Our issues in
education to address the weaknesses
in the current k212 program.
DepEd launched the so-called robust
curriculum. They hope that it will be the spark for the
gradual improvement of
Filipino students. Some people say
this is a crisis time in terms of our
education system. Would you agree well? Yes, we would say that there is a crisis. No, it worries us. It
also prompted us
and necessitated the revision of our
curriculum, including the implementation
of the senior high school. That's the
direction we are looking at [Music]
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right now. There are really many efforts being
made to improve
reading, but hopefully that won't be the
only spark. Because that's
also one of the reasons. so it cannot be sustained with
every change of administration There is a new
new
direction so education is affected by politics
too much even though it is said that Basic
Education is Free in the country it is clear that this is not
enough for
children to learn also we cannot rely on the
determination of students to
finish or the dedication of
teachers in the end only wider
support and investment in the
its uplift but there are m Things that can't be
bought and that's the hope brought by
children's dreams. What do you want to be when you grow up? I
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