List and explain the ways by which education improves the Filipino's quality of life.
When I was a kid, my teachers taught me that my ancestors had black skin, kinky hair and flat nose. Very much like the African race. I have nothing against it. In fact, I think they are beautiful people. Unfortunately, at that very young age, society wanted our generation to believe that there was a certain standard for beauty. Beautiful people should have fair complexion, long silky hair and pointed nose. Though I was a bit skeptic about my real heritage, it made an impact on me as a Filipino...
Physically speaking, I personally believe that beauty is subjective. I don’t mind however my ancestors may have looked like. What really stirs my soul is when the education system becomes a tool to make an entire generation believe that they were inferior. Maybe I only speak for myself when I say that for the past decades, having black skin entails your status in the society. In fact, until now, if we will see the ads on our TV screens, we will see western looking models. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against this. I just want to point out that up until now, people with fairer complexion, long silky hair and pointy nose still have the power and superiority over the black skinned, kinky haired and flat nosed ones. Having said this, why would my former teachers tell me that I came from that race? Learning this from school made an impact on me as a young Filipino. I hate to admit it, but at some point in my childhood life, I felt a bit of shame and inferiority for being a Filipino. Somehow, what I learned from school made me feel less important in the society. No wonder, Filipinos spend their hard earned money to buy Glutathione.
As years passed, I have learned that we adapted the American and Spanish education system. I am grateful for its comprehensiveness. However, it all finally made sense why we were told that I came from a dark raced heritage. This is my personal opinion when I say that I think, they intentionally wanted us to feel inferior. It may seem really sneaky, but I think, it worked for some of us.
This experience that I had is a living testimony that education has great influence over our youth. It directs us to the quality of life that we aim for. It is a two-edged sword. It could make productive citizens by empowering them or create timid followers.
Education is a powerhouse that could build or break an entire nation. However, as asked, I will just focus on the ways by which education improves the quality of life of Filipinos.
Education prepares students for what to be expected in the real world. I believe that what we learn from books and our surroundings affects our behavior as Filipinos. Educated people could speak their minds on their own words and not just by the book. Having a good education gives confidence to its learners. Eventually, when we start applying for jobs, this confidence could come in handy. In some cases, since education gives confidence to people, it also adds up to their charisma. It also makes us efficient in our working place. As we can see, being well-educated gives us more opportunities not just in our country, but also abroad. Employers worldwide would be thrilled to hire confident, efficient and charming people. Even an ordinary bystander would like to hang out with a person with these characteristics.
To sum it all up, being a well-educated person improves our quality of life because it gives us countless opportunities, not just as Filipinos, but as human beings as well. The world embraces the presence of educated people, not just in their working place, but also in the society they live in.
As years passed, I have learned that we adapted the American and Spanish education system. I am grateful for its comprehensiveness. However, it all finally made sense why we were told that I came from a dark raced heritage. This is my personal opinion when I say that I think, they intentionally wanted us to feel inferior. It may seem really sneaky, but I think, it worked for some of us.
This experience that I had is a living testimony that education has great influence over our youth. It directs us to the quality of life that we aim for. It is a two-edged sword. It could make productive citizens by empowering them or create timid followers.
Education is a powerhouse that could build or break an entire nation. However, as asked, I will just focus on the ways by which education improves the quality of life of Filipinos.
Education prepares students for what to be expected in the real world. I believe that what we learn from books and our surroundings affects our behavior as Filipinos. Educated people could speak their minds on their own words and not just by the book. Having a good education gives confidence to its learners. Eventually, when we start applying for jobs, this confidence could come in handy. In some cases, since education gives confidence to people, it also adds up to their charisma. It also makes us efficient in our working place. As we can see, being well-educated gives us more opportunities not just in our country, but also abroad. Employers worldwide would be thrilled to hire confident, efficient and charming people. Even an ordinary bystander would like to hang out with a person with these characteristics.
To sum it all up, being a well-educated person improves our quality of life because it gives us countless opportunities, not just as Filipinos, but as human beings as well. The world embraces the presence of educated people, not just in their working place, but also in the society they live in.
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