EFA

Reflection No. 2            Education for All (EFA) 2015

           

            “Education for All” is an ideal objective of every country for its citizens. It is something that we aim to achieve as educators, that, we should not just limit our focus to the students who are in school but also those “who should be in school”. How could we encourage or bring them to school? As teachers, conceded with a mission “to educate”, do we limit our mission in school or, more so, to those who are not in school?

            During our sharing of the definitions, ideas and knowledge about EFA we heard a lot of its advantages. EFA is an international effort that in the year 2015 no one should be left behind. Every citizen should be provided with his/her right to be educated regardless of his/her race, culture and religion. If this will be achieved by all countries in the world or even just in Asia it would lead us to progress.

            It is 2011 now, could we still get the target year which is 2015? Or even get close to it? We all know that the intention of the International Community is for the betterment of all its members. But sometimes, not all of their projects are appropriate to all countries. Just like here in the Philippines, the implementation of K plus 12 was somewhat inappropriate. We know that it is necessary but we are unprepared for this. It will just give a traumatic experience to the children because their classrooms are not conducive for learning and we lack teachers who can teach them well.

            In conclusion, I am still hopeful to the Educational System in our country. I believe that all these efforts are leading us to a better and stable system. And, I want to be part of this endeavor that’s why I keep on learning to continually improve and update myself to give a greater service to our country.