Above, “Do Not Blame The Teachers!” is the “Official Statement Regarding Senator Imee Marcos’ Insensitive Pronouncements Towards Teachers.” The UP Student Council is shouting:
Do not blame the Teachers for the failures of the State.
Do not blame the Teachers for the failures of the System.
Do not blame the Teachers for the failures of the System.
The University of the Philippines Diliman College of Education Student Council vehemently condemns the insensitive pronouncements made by incumbent Senator Imee Marcos towards teachers during a Senate hearing on basic education in time of COVID-19 last 27 May 2020. The panel discussed possible learning continuity strategies that can be used to ensure quality education even in these trying times.
I will note only that the above quote is logical and not emotional.
The next paragraph is loaded:
According to the daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, students are falling behind in terms of life skills due to the difficulty of finding "truly committed" teachers. In addition, the Senator whose educational credentials are falsified also claimed that most of those who enter education did not have education as their first choice, and only chose the said path because it is the cheapest one available.
Nobody in that UP student council knows logical fallacies?! They argue but improperly; they resort to name-calling, thus: “daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.” What’s FM got to do with today’s education? Irrelevant & immaterial! (FM & Imee image from PhilStar.com[1])
“Students are falling behind in terms of life skills due to the difficulty of finding ‘truly committed’ teachers” – that is correct. Go find committed teachers!
“The Senator whose educational credentials are falsified” is again name-calling. Those who composed the UP College of Education Student Council’s statement did not properly discuss the statement they issued!
“(Senator Marcos) also claimed that most of those who enter education did not have education as their first choice, and only chose the said path because it is the cheapest one available.”
Miss Imee is absolutely correct! This is a teacher speaking.
(Senator) Marcos (should) use her position in the government to craft laws that would ensure better working conditions and professional support for teachers.
Finally, the UP Student Council is talking sense!
“The Council abhors these impetuous statements that belittle one of the professions that hones the future of the nation” – the UP Student Council conveniently forgets that Ms Imee is speaking in the halls of Congress during a session, and any negative statement should be welcome so that it can be countered or dealt with, with proper legislation.
The Council also disagrees that the lack of commitment among teachers is to blame for the students' supposed lowly competence when it comes to life skills such as leadership and resourcefulness.
I agree with Ms Imee – if teachers were committed, they would find ways and means to teach leadership and resourcefulness even starting in Grade One! Let me repeat – this is a teacher speaking, Civil Service Professional level, passing the very first Teacher’s Exam in 1964.
The teachers are to blame – mostly!@517
[1]https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/11/22/1645937/ramos-imee-marcos-no-baby-during-martial-law
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