CA 116 Building Bridges Across Social Science Disciplines | Christopher

Espero

LECTURE NOTES ON SOC SCI

Introduction

History of the Subject

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Goals

“T     o develop the personal, social and work special skills of learners
especially their
interpersonal skills, empathy with other cultures, vocational efficiency, problem-solving, and
decision-making in daily life, that is, to develop socio-cultural and politico-economic literacy.”   

The need to empower Filipino learners for lifelong learning as this would allow them to best
confront the challenges post by the changing social forces.

Objectives

1.   Develop cerebral competence and skills that are basic to literacy, productivity and
entrepreneurship.
2.   Nurture desirable values that help one come up with appropriate assessment and
judgment.
3.   Provide guidance in the development of a balanced personality.
4.   Equip learners with essential training for self-empowerment, leadership, responsible
citizenship and intelligent fellowship.
5.   Introduce programs/activities that will develop students' appreciation for and potentials in
sports.
6.   Provide opportunities from discovery and development of talents in arts, music and
literature.
7.   Guide students in the selection of their profession or vocation.
8.   Help train future teachers by serving as a cooperating school for the College of Education

Rationale

The rationale behind the revision of the education curriculum and the introduction of
Makabayan is to:

1.   Connect related subjects from the different learning areas;

2.   Increase the time allotted for Science, English, and Mathematics; 3. 
Create multi-faceted basic education teachers;
4.   Reduce congestion of subjects offered in basic education;
5.   Reduce the hiring of teachers if one is able to teach different learning areas (particularly in
the elementary level);
6.   Improve the positive outlook towards work to increase productivity and lead to a peaceful
country;
7.   Increase each individual's ability to cope in a fast changing world;
8.   Increase the importance of the arts, music, sports, dance, and other aspects of Philippine
culture; and
9.   Develop nationalism among the Filipinos and increase individual responsibility as a citizen.

Curriculum in the Elementary Level

The components of Makabayan in the elementary level are:

 1.  Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies)/Geography 2. 
Edukasyong Pantahanan (Home Economics)
3.  Musika (Music) 4. 
Sining (Art)
5.  Edukasyong Pangkatawan (Health Education) 6. 
Good Manners and Right Conduct

Curriculum in the Secondary Level

For high schools, the Makabayan components are: 1. 

Social Studies
2.   Teknolohiya at Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (Education Technology at
Home and Work)
3.   Musika, Sining at Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan 4. 
Edukasyong Pagpapahalaga (Values Education)

Curriculum Subjects

A.   Social Studies - This subject covers Philippine history and government (first year), Asian
studies, world history, and economics.
B.   Geography, History, and Civics - it focuses on the geographical features of the Philippines
as part of Southeast Asia and the world, use of natural resources, and the
relationship of physical geography to local culture.
C.   Civics and Culture - Children engage in character-building activities, develop good
behavior, and are taught values such as love of country, good citizenship, respect for
one's cultural heritage, and being pro-Filipino. It will also introduce basic health
knowledge, healthy practices, and simple scientific skills such as observing, and
describing interaction with, their environment.
D.  Values Education - This subject aims to form self-identity and develop the knowledge
and skills necessary to discern, analyze, discuss, compare, and select values in real- life
situations. The subject is taught through experiential learning and integrative teaching. The
teacher guides students to discover, analyze, select, and adopt values and discuss them
in an atmosphere of dialogue, freedom, and openness.

The MAKABAYAN Decalogue

The Makabayan Decalogue comprises the ten (10) Principles, to be precise: 1. 

Makabayan is a work in progress not a completed work.

It should be a community-based, strictly speaking, there is no makabayan, but there

are MAKABAYANS.

There should be an integration of lessons to take place. Schools must design

Makabayan according to the changing needs of its students and the community to

which it belongs.

Conclusion: If the community changes, there should also be a change in the lesson.
2.   Makabayan is a work in progress from below, not from above.

Because no human being can possibly understand all the aspects of Makabayan
from cooking to car, repair to website design to martial arts to all sort of other intelligences,
skills, and knowledge areas.

3.   Makabayan is our responsibility, not that of Dep-Ed.

We, as teachers are educating are our own children or the children of our
neighbours, we are responsible for the content of Makabayan. And we know what we want
our children to become.

4.   Makabayan, like the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) is integrative.

The idea of Makabayan is to integrate previously distinct subjects, not merely to put
together mechanically.

5.   Makabayan has the psychomotor objective of engaging the multiple intelligences of

students.

Most schools now realize that Makabayan does not address merely the cognitive
aspect of the human being. Teachers must integrate physical involvement
of students to the lesson.

6.   Makabayan has the cognitive objective of acquainting students with the way the human
body works in the context of human society.

The object of study in Makabayan is the human body that students have to study
the way the human being depends for its very existence on the way society is structured.

7.   Makabayan has the affective objective of socializing students in the context of their
generation.

All education is meant to train students to live as adults. They will become adults
only in the future, not today. Students must learn how to socialize and interact in their own
pace.

8.   Makabayan is the content part of the BEC for which Filipino, English, Math, and Science
are tools.

The other four learning areas in the curriculum are merely tool subjects. They are
means to an end. The end is Makabayan and it pertains to what life is really all about.

9.   Makabayan prepares student for the long term goal of lifelong learning and short term goal
of earning a livelihood.
 Makabayan is a skill course. The content must be taught with a practical end in
view-to allow students to find a livelihood as; entrepreneurs, managers, or employees.

10.  Makabayan is the heart of the BEC.

The curriculum exist for only one purpose- to prepare students to become adults.
The four tool subject train, but MAKABAYAN educates students.

GRADING SYSTEM AND SUBJECT CREDIT

Students earn four unit credits for Makabayan. Subjects are counted as one Grades in the
component, with values education having a unit credit of 0.4 and the other component subjects
having a unit credit of 1.2 each.

REFERENCES

Cueto, Donna S. Teachers worry about 'millennium curriculum'. Philippine Daily Inquirer, 03
June 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
Constantino, Bienvenido Jr. Sepak Takraw and Makabayan. Accessed 14 July 2009.
Crisostomo, Sheila. DepEd curriculum: Boon or bane? . The Philippine Star, 07 June
2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. www.papercamp.com 
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