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Usff-Frst Sem Assignment2020
Usff-Frst Sem Assignment2020
Lucio Pulmones
Course: MAED-EM Subject: Educ. 256: Current Issues in Phil. Educ.
Today, an estimated 250 million children around the world are unable to
read and write, even after spending three or more years in school.
In 2012, 58 million children were out of school; half of these children lived
in conflict-affected countries.
In sub-Saharan Africa, girls accounted for 56% of out-of-school children
in 2012.
In 2011, only 60% of countries had achieved gender parity in enrollment
at the primary level and 38% at the secondary level.
In around one-third of countries, fewer than 75% of primary school
teachers are trained according to national standards.
In 2011, around half of young children had access to pre-primary
education, and in sub-Saharan Africa the share was only 18%.
Answer: The six commitments in the World Education Forum were the
following:
4. What is Bologna and Washing Accord? What are the implications and effects to the
Philippne Educational System?
This K-12 program will improve the education and preparation of the high
school students. It will help break down barriers to employment,
entrepreneurship and higher education, make our graduates and professionals
globally competitive. The DepEd proposes a model that looks at high school
education not just as a stepping-stone to college but one that allows one to take
full advantage of opportunities for work, career, small business or self-
employment. It aligns education with the goals of nation-building, as a long-term
solution to poverty, unemployment and the shortages in basic human needs. Two
more years, according to the experts, will give every student quality education,
ability to compete nationally and globally, the genuine attributes of citizenship,
preparedness to contribute to the community, the economy and even the political
life. It would promote the full human development of the youth—as individuals,
citizens, workers, professionals and heads of families. We would at last, join the
21st century of learning and working.