No.12 Media Literacy:''Mobilizing the Millennials as Society Responsible Prosumer"

Last Wednesday,November 25,2015 we have attended a seminar together with my bocksmates,about media literacy entitled:Media Literacy "Mobilizing the Mellenials as Society Responsible Prosumers.Andwe were privilegde to be a ableto listen to notable person from the pretegious GMA network.The speakers are  First is Miss Edmallyne Remillano Head writer,state of the Nation with Jessia Soho,  Secreary, Talent Association of GMA network.second is miss Jan Meynard Nualla Program producer,Global Conversations on CNN Plippines Affliation,Talent association of GMA Network(TAG)Socaity of Asian Journalist (SAJ).and the last speaker is Miss Lian Nami Buan Association Producer for Segment,state of the Nation with Jessica Soho, Association Editor,Subselfie com Affliation,Talent Association of GMA

there were a lot of important things that were raised and discussed during the simenar,and even after the event was over.I am still left thinking and reflection about the issues that were discussed the seminar.In this digital age knowledge.Now the question is ''is media being responsible about the tremendous task that it has to perform for the public?" "how accurate are are the information that the different media are giving us?''
These question could not be easily answered,but I would lile to also point out that misinformation could not solely be blamed on the media,for the audience,also plays an inportant role in information consumption.What do the audience consider as important and irrelevant information?

Lets us take for example the twitter-phenomenon "aldud".Now I would like to make clear that i have nothing against the said program,but what concerns me (and you should be too)si the amount of publicity and attention that its getting from the midea consumers.There is nothing wrong with admiring the program,after all it is a real good one,but i do believe that there are far more important and urgent things to focus on social media than that.Isseus like the Syria crisis for example.How many more tweets about aldub is there than tweets about Syria? Doesn't this phononenon raise concerns about human being in general value more?

Its is true that the people who conctrols the media media should be careful,responsible,and accountable  for what they feed thier audience,but the audience in turn should also be careful,responsible and accountable for discerning what information to digest.
Media could be a very helpful thing if utilized corectly,but as with everything,it could also be harmful if misused.
So that end of the day,it all boils down to the question "Could we be trusted with all the digital and technological advancements that we have at our disposal"

No.11 K-12 Program in Philippine Education and its Benefits (Research Topic)

                             BENEFITS OF THE K-12 CURRICULUM FOR FILIPINO STUDENTS!                                         

                                                                                 

A recent change in the Philippines’ educational system was implemented starting in 2011. President Aquino signed the K 12 education into law in 2013, adding three years to the country’s basic education curriculum.

The new K 12 curriculum guide requires all Filipino students to have one year of kindergarten, six years of elementary schooling (grades 1 to 6), four years of junior high school (grades 7 to 10), and two years of senior high school (grades 11 to 12).

The rationale

Prior to the implementation of the K 12 curriculum guide, the Philippines was one of only three countries in the world and the only one in Asia that still had only 10 years in basic education.

This has always been seen as a disadvantage for our students who are competing in an increasingly global job market. The longer educational cycle of the K 12 curriculum is seen as critical in giving Filipino students a higher quality of education.

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Innotech (SEAMEO-Innotech) found the previous 10-year educational cycle to be congested, with a 12-year curriculum squished into 10 years.

As a result, Filipino students have trailed behind students around the world in the areas of math, languages and science. The new curriculum is aimed to fix that.

 The K 12 curriculum is designed to enable graduates to join the work force right after high school, and suitably prepare those who want to go on to higher education.

The new curriculum will also support college graduates seeking work abroad. Developed countries, according to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) briefer, “view the 10-year education cycle as insufficient.”

All in all, the enhanced K 12 curriculum is designed to provide a holistic education for all. Now decongested, it will give students ample time to master basic academic skills as well as to participate in co-curricular and community activities.

What it means for students

A The transition began in 2011, when the universal kindergarten was introduced. Starting in 2012, schools already implemented the curriculum decongestion mentioned in the DepEd briefer.

Public schools began having half-day classes for grade one students, with the mother tongue as the medium of instruction. Private schools also made adjustments in their own DepEd accredited curricula.

The adaptation of the K 12 curriculum guide means that students will graduate a bit older compared to those who graduated under the 10-year education cycle.

Far from being disadvantageous, however, DepEd states that young adults graduating at age 18 or so will be more prepared to take on their tertiary education.

Remedial classes during the first year of college will no longer be needed, as the high school curriculum will already be aligned with the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) guidelines.

The government also encourages parents to think of the K 12 curriculum guide not as having two extra years of high school, but as two years less of higher education.

Graduates of the new educational system will already be equipped to join the workforce right away with the help of the electives to be offered during grades 11 to 12.

The electives, or areas of specialization, will include academics for those who wish to pursue higher studies, technical-vocational for those who want to acquire employable skills after high school, and sports and arts for those who are inclined in the two fields.

Change is never easy, especially when it is about a big undertaking such as the implementation of the new K-12 curriculum guide in the Philippines. It is high time, however, that we join the rest of the world and improve the quality of our basic education system and our graduates.

                                               

References:

www.gov.ph/K-12

www.ph.theasianparent.com

                                          

No.10 Gilda Cordero Fernado (The Filipino Author)

GILDA CORDERO-FENANDO                    

Born             in Mnaila,Philippines
                     June,04,1932
Gender         Female

About this Author

Gilda Cordero Fernando is a multiawarded writer,publisher and cultural icon from the Philippines.She was born in Manila,has a B.A.from St.Theresa's college-Manila and an M.A from the Ateno de Manila University.
She started off as a writer and was awarded the palancaAward for Literature several times.She has also written and illustrated children's books,Her short stories are collected in The Butcher,The Baker and The Candlestick Maker (1973) and A Wilderness of Sweet (1973)
She has had a ver rich life as publisher.In 1978 she launched GCF Bokks,which publishised landmark books on Phillipines cultural history:Streets of Manila (1977),Turn of the century (1978),Phillipines Ancestral Houses (1980),Being Filipono (1981),The History of the Burgis (1987),Folk Architecture (1989),& The Soul Book (1991)
 Gilda Cordero Fernando has also worm numerous other hats as a visual artist, fashion designer,playwright,art curatot and producer.In February 2000,she produced Luna:An Aswang Romance.In 2001 she produced Pinoy Pop Cultural,the book and the show,for Bench.
In 1994,she recieved a Cultural Center oof the Philppines (Gawad CCP)for her lifetime achivements in literature and publishing.
references:
www.en.m.wikipedia.orig
www.goodreads.com
                                       

The genius in Gilda's work,whether it be literary or visual art,is that it is able transform reflections of reality into an art form that does not violate the essence of truth.
A classic example of this is her much unclaimed work "A wilderneess of Sweet" which was about a young girl named "JOY"(about the age of twelve) who lived in a timed where World War II broke out.All the sweet inocence and idealism that the girl once held was slowly and paintfully shattered due to ther turmoils of war.And we find joy at the ending of thr story transformed from an inocent,
optimistics and idealistic girl sees tha wolrd as a "A Wilderness of Sweet" into a young adult (16years old) who is disheartened and made hard by fate and circumtance and finaly someone who sees the world not as "A Wildderness of sweet" but rather a "Wilderness of slaugther"
                                               

Her story "A Wilderness of Sweet" somehow refects her own experience as a young aristocrat girl
who experienced World War II.She had a deep well of personal experience to draw out her writing and art from.
Her writings are full of symbolism,one example of it is found in her story"A Wilderness of Sweet"
at the last where in just as the Americans ushers victory we find Joy,who is no longer an innocent girl,piching up a stick of gum this scene has a lot of depth and meaning.It some how symbolize of being immersed in a hard cruel environment of reality and yet holding in one's hand an escape to a place long forgotten by the passing of youth,a place where innocence dwells and optimism flourish,a place that once left can never be return to.

This touch of nostalgia,realia and symbolism in Gilda's work could simply put her among tha ranks og Nick Joaquin,Greg Brillantes and Cirilo Bautista just to name a few.

NO.9 "PARASYTE MOVIE PART 1"

The Japanese movie parasyte was originally from anime and manga portal,but become a movie release in japan 
and other country last year 2014.the movie parasyte is part horror,part buddy comedy and part hero movie. The lead character is shinichi, an ordinary kind of student who is a shy type. he lives with his mother.the parasyte name migi was supposed to invade shinichi's body via his ear or nose then unto his brain, but it failed to do so beacuse of his earphone as he was listening to rock music.he would have suffered the same fate as many other parasyte,but due to the synergy between shinichi's body and the parasyte's very survival,they need to agree to co-exist.you could problably imagine how bizarre,it would be for someone or something to live inside you, talks to you and ask you about mundane things share the nutrients of the food you eat and utilize a host's body to live and battle it out with other parasytes.

Unlike the other parasyte that invate other people direct to thier brain and the parasyte need to eat human flesh to survived they need to killed people and eat to survive .
Migi is on the right hand of shinichi which has now an eye and mouth accepting the fact that one would die if another dies.they joined forces against other parasaytes.
They met high school teachers, named ryoko tamiya,mr.A and shimedam. the other  parasyte has taken control of ryoko tamiya achemistru teacher but instead of posing a predictable treat to the student she approahes her new identity as a form of science with human.she was intrigued by the way right manage to co-exist with his serve as the go between for shinichi and the parasyte,whom still who would die if seperated from his host seen undicided whether to threaten or protect shinichi.

Shinichi have a mother who always prepared him breakfast before she goes to work and she really love shinichi.migi asked shinichi what kind of food does his mother prepares, and why migi is strong ang have a nutrients and he still survive in shinichi's body unlike the other parasyte they need to eat human flesh just to survive.
One night while they were going home, shinichi and migi was attacked by mr.A ,but migi and shinichi try to escape but they can't, instead they fight mr.a and he lost lots of blood thats he need to transfer into other body.that night shinichi's mother was walking on her way home, mr.A transfered to shinichi's mother.thats the part I was really sad because of what happened to the mother of shinichi.after what happened to his mothers he become strong. he find mr. A and ready to fight with him.shinichi and ryoko tamiya was talking about mr.A they heard screams of students. shimeda attacked the art class students, he killed all the students except sotomi because she was saved by Shinichi and Migi they fight with Shimeda.Shinichi and migi killed Shimeda and after that Ryoko Tamiya talked to shinichi and migi that her decision to get pregnant wondering her maternal instincts will override her potentially genocidal programing.she want to feel how to become a mother after what happened to the parents of the real Ryoko Tamiya because she recognized that ryoko tamiya was not the real daughter.

I' ve learned from this movie all about the maternal instinct because all mothers would do everything to protect thier children; like the mother of shinichi despite of what happened to her she really tried to protect shinichi from mr.A.also the mothet of ryoko tamiya she know that her daughter is not real and most especiall to ryoko she really want to become a mother despite of identity a parasyte inside a human being she want to feel how to be a mother.We should express our love for our mother or our family everyday because we dont know what will happen in the future.

NO.8 "THE SOM WEEK"

The celebration of the Student of Management or SOM week was held last otober 26-30 2015.the faculty launched the SOM fom SOAB before and the theme this year is "aligning direction for unified business" as a freshmen student i really enjoyed it because in the first event was parade in the magallenes village. Despite the hot weather the students seemed to enjoy walking. many students presented  their talent that day, like the champion of chant and cheers,the apc dancer entertain the studetn and also the cadidate for mr.and ms.som 2015 represent every courses for that competition.they also had different kinds of activity and sports wherein students could participate.

I attended the seminar together with my classmates, the seminar is about "cultural diversity"the speakers are mr.Chimco from aveo ayala company and mrs.Salagubang fom Bdo,they discussed how to adjust into culture especially if your company or client are from different part of the world.they shared to us the different kinds of techniques so that we can understant and appreciate each of it.the purpose is to teach us how to become employee, how to properly act and communicate in a corporate evironment.

We learned a lot; like how to handle or adjust in a culture especially if your workers or your clients are from a different country you should learn first the culture of every country or company that you be engaged in the near future.we were really thankful for that seminal especially to the speakers because they shared a lots of technics,their knowledge to us,like as a student, how do i become successful someday.

I parcatipate also as a facilitator to the BMAG the organizer of the game called "running man"was based on the korean variety show.the som students and non-som student are the players of the game. Their goal is to finish all the task that are given to each team,this is very challenging because they need teamwork knowledge and energy to win the game.and each team was vey competitive. i learned from this activity that teamwork is important, you also need to focus to do the right thing and that you need discipline for each member..I am very thankful to the "Bmag member"that gave us the apportunity to become a facilitator to this activity,all the members are very kind,friendly and approachable, because of them I met a new friends.

The most awaited event is the "mr.and ms.SOM 2015. I watched the pageant together with my classmate to support all the candidates especially the representative of our course the BM candidates,every candidates has a suppor from thier courses,from thier family and friends,we really enjoyed watching the pagent because all the candidate showed thier knowledge and talents especially in the question and answer portion..all the candidates are deserved to win; but there could only be one pair of winners, and the lucky pair who won the crown are from M.A. Course. congratulation to all the candidates all of you are winner in our hearts because you showed us a different of talent and knowledge of each and everyone.

I am really thankful to the apc faculty,to the bmag organizer,to all student who joined the activity and sports and to all candidate of mr.and ms. Som 2015 congratulation to all of us and thank you for all the joy,knowlege talent and the friendship that we shred with each other.Im looking forward next year again congratulation and thank you for the wonderful expirienced especially to the freshmen students like me.