When I was an activist in college, one of the leftist"alternatives" proposed to overhaul the corrupt and backward Philippine education system was to make it science-oriented.
In 2015, the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board encouraged developing countries to be"ambitious" in science and technology innovation as it proves to be a"game changer." A good model would be South Korea. But it's a pity how gravely miseducated most Filipinos are on a collective level, especially on issues that beg for intelligent and scientific solutions.
Unless you've read Richard Dawkins, science is dull and tedious. I suspect this explains why many Filipinos tend to be ignorant about the sciences because, among other reasons, science is not as sexy as far as the populace is concerned, especially among the very superstitious lot, whose judgment is pretty much feudal.
When I was in fifth grade in a public elementary school in the province, the male and female reproductive systems were introduced to us. Asking my teacher during the lesson if she was referring to a"pitoy," she was quick to correct me for being"vulgar." Another classmate of mine asked what causes the penis to get erect.
I can't help but think of my old classmates, who dreamt of becoming astronauts, doctors, or even mad scientists like Dexter in, but gave these dreams up and are now mostly dog-tired and underpaid employees, milked by capitalists and overtaxed by the state.
Absolute right. I went back to this country after many years abroad just to find out how lagging this country is. Haven't seen any initiative from the government leaders in terms of Scientific Revolution. But instead this country is marred with Corruption.
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