The Mis-education of the Filipino

          Education is like a, sun that gives us a supreme power in order to live. We use education s our weapon in war during invasion. Sun is our main source of energy and education is our main tool to gain a victory. If we are well educated, we can make a good decision to a problem. Sun emitted us a light to witness the beauty of the world and education emitted us knowledge in order to construct a goal, build dream, make a creed and mold us to become a productive people.

           Filipino known for their being hospitable and a good survivor. Filipinos are hospitable because when they have a visitor they can sacrifice or make a way for the goodness of their visitor. Filipino are also good survivor because if some Filipinos goes to other places (country) they can adapt with the culture, values and language of that place. These two traits were the fruit that bear by the three different countries who invade us. Filipinos were become surplus their being hospitable because when they was already colonized the Philippine some Filipinos sacrifices their language, values, economic attitudes, way of governing our country and race even race our own culture and identity in the field of education. Spaniard is our villain because they put Filipinos in the maze of heinous while American serve us our hero because of helping us in gaining our freedom. The essay of Dr. Jose Rizal entitled “Filipinas Dentro de Cien Añoz” stated that if there is any other colonizer of the Philippines in the future, it would be the US,” and that was came true. Filipino was mis-educated because their education  become a colonial education not  a free education. American want the Filipinos to become a new type of American using the Education. If the Spaniard uses the religion to colonize us, the American use education to colonized us. In American time, Filipino become mis-educated in: LANGUAGE - this was the main problem of Filipinos because Thomasites( American Soldier) mandated and taught Filipino to use foreign Language not their native tongue.  Yes it is good to use English language because this is the language of democracy that is for the people, by the people and all the people. However, we must develop first our native tongue because a person will be master first his/her mother tongue in order to understand immediately the other’s language. Language is the barrier of democracy. An aspiring leader in society use English language in communicating masses wherein the masses half understand and not understand English vocabulary, they just only appreciate its sound without knowing their sense. Adoption of western Values- our national virtue of hospitality change stupid vices. American was master on their own house but the Thomasites not educated Filipino to master and love their country. Filipino tries to imitate their good leadership but they failed because they were mis-educated. ECONOMIC ATTITUDES- Thomasites didn’t give the Filipino an idea to become an industrialized country but they develop us to become an agricultural heaven and that was unfaired. WAY OF GOVERNING- American hold the agency of DEPED. They never give chance the Filipino to handle/manage it because in their instinct Filipinos will against them. Filipino race and identity- this was the starting point of mis-education of the Filipinos because American introduces Filipino in a new World. Filipino became a mockup of American race. The worst is, Filipino learned the American Heroes in even their songs rather than learning the Filipinos heroes and songs. It’s hurt that the Filipino neglecting the sacrifices of their own Filipino heroes in obtaining their freedom-their motherland.

   For me the strongest point of this essay is the “An Uprooted Race” because American removed the contribution of our Filipino heroes and writer like the masterpiece of Dr. Jose Rizal (Noli and Fili) and Jose Palma(National Anthem) who gave inspiration and united to other Filipino heroes  to fight our freedom. As a future teacher it was infinitely applicable because it cling the heart of Filipinos to become a good Filipino citizen. I will always impart on their mind of my student the great contribution of our hero who gave us wings to become free—free to fly any when and anywhere. Their only wish is we must love and respect our country. We must try to defend it like in the court, if it’s our right we must defend it just always have faith in GOD..