The Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines is working so hard to provide education to those have been dropped from the regular school due to various reason either personal, teacher’s factor or their parents themselves.
This educational program is called the Alternative Learning System. It gives everyone who has been dropped or out of the school the opportunity to complete a modular education created to suit their needs. These learners are surveyed from the various communities by the volunteered instructional managers (IMs).
The ALS supervisor of a certain Division in the country spearheaded this program. He initiates the launching of this program which is attended by the prospective learners, the officials of the community, and IMs. He gives the proper orientation on how this program works and the benefits which the successful learners could get.
Those who have finished or completed their supervised modular education are required to take the Acceleration an Equivalency Test (A&E T). This is administered annually by the National Testing Center of the DepEd in which the local IMs serve as the examination proctors. Once they pass the test, they will be promoted on the grade level they have hurdled during the conduct of the examinations. The test consists of basic communications skills like English and in Filipino, and the mathematics. There is also an essay writing which the learners have to develop depending on the topic given to them.
Our youngest daughter has already several passers who were promoted since she assumed her teaching assignment on ALS as instructional manager. It is the Secretary of Education himself who signs the certificate of completion or graduation for the successful learners. Those learners have their own graduation ceremonies too with their parents, friends are in attendance.
ALS slogan is “sa ALS may pag-asa” (In ALS, there is hope.)
image by Teaching and Learning Division, Department of Education
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I applaud any country that comes up with programs to educate its citizens. We have “ALS” over here in America although we don't call it that. But it's same idea. It doesn't matter if you dropped out of school. Doesn't matter if you think you're too old to go back school. Citizens have no excuses because there is an educational program for them if they want to be educated. So you dropped out? So what! Just drop back in and finish your education! :)
It is because your country values so much the education. A country with a high rate of educated persons would likely have a good government, a reliable economic subsistence for her people. An educated person would always think first his country.
Yes..I really appreciate Mr. Duterte for introducing this Education system in his country. There are many children who are drop-outs from schools for various reasons.
The ALS is proved to be a grand success in brightening the lives of many students and others who could not pursue their education for various reasons. It gives them a good livelihood and employment opportunities. No earlier Presidents has ever taken or introduced such measures. This is one of the greatest positive steps towards taking the children of his country towards productive development.
Correct! ALS education is already implemented several years ago when Mr. Duterte is not yet the President of the country. So far he has no definite plan for the education of those people who drop out from the school and have no time to attend a formal school due to their age, due to their drop out status in school.
It is not correct! What I wanted to say is CORRECTION for you are wrong to praise Mr. Duterte for the education program for those OSY, adults is not yet in his government priority thrust.