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Alternative Learning System for the Aeta Community: Equalizing Education to Cultural Minority Groups in Lopez, Quezon, Philippines

29 Jun

/ P> “ALS is expected that solutions in conflict zones, critical thinking available, indigenous peoples and communities in regions where most want to literacy and basic education, where appropriate. “< Jesli Lapus Hon, Secretary of the Department of> empirical Education w / The Government’s vision for non-formal education is being revitalized and is subject to Executive Order No. 358 S. 2004, to reinvent and rnaming Bureau of Non-Formal Education Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) whose vision is in the Philippines as a nation where all people, especially marginalized individuals or groups of learners lack equal access to formal education because of adverse conditions could show equal access to quality education will become a parallel education system that allow them to productive workers and members of the site. As their mandate, ALS is characterized by its functions, driven by:
on the learning needs of marginalized groups of the population, including disadvantaged, depressed and underserved citizens;
; improve CMM with various agencies for skills development and ensure continued employability, efficiency, productivity and competitiveness in the labor market;
ensure that increased access to educational opportunities for citizens of different interests, skills demographic and socio-economic status, and />

“/ p> While some NGOs also involved with education, health and sanitation services, the mini-case study, only the application of marks in promoting literacy among the Aetas of Lopez, Quezon, attitudes and reactions of customers in the Aeta community in achieving the educational efforts in February 2008 described herein. This case study focuses on the initiatives and actions of the SLA-ordinator and manager of education ‘common experience with their clients and the attitude or behavior of groups Aeta customers to their programs. It also contains ethnographic account of how the ALS-class habit happens. Researchers have students of such comments and notes to direct observation and interviews they conducted on clients Aeta and validate their immediate community. most data in this report were drawn from interviews and observations of the local school and reports from the Alternative Learning System-Lopez East District Office. On the other side of the mini-case study also has limitations. The researchers recommend that first follow further study or related actions on the issue regarding the cultural impact of this an alternative way of learning. parallel education system Lopez Eastern District and customers in the AETA Brgy. Espina VILLA < / p> />
The Alternative Learning System coordinator Lopez BALS supply in the East District of the Aeta community programs will be charged, Ms. Angelina J. Oblina. On his team are two Educational Managers (IM) and a coordinator Aeta. The education managers are the principal performers and teachers who have been affected directly and get up and helps the ESL program Aeta community. Oblina Capistrano Mabel A. and Wilma are IG, the local government with a monthly fee of P4, are paid 00 pesos each 500th. Coordinator of Aeta Andy Franco Villa, the local villagers, direct contact with Aeta community in the absence of IMS or customer of the Coordinator of ALS. In non-formal SLA, it formally opened its doors in February 2008. With initiatives funded local coordinator of the SLA in executive teaching facilities and their commitment to implement the program without any doubt, the teaching of the SLA began Aeta community. Since your target audience, the Aeta community , encouragement, and recruitment of minorities displaced from the largest toll was at first. Prior to her report, Ms. Oblina able to use some of their early days saw the following diagram. tribal groups, especially the Aetas are deprived, depressed and undeserved population. Your account can be found in a remote area. barbarians and illiterates, visited the school Only a few official because they do not understand the benefits that education can give a person. September 1, 1994 brought the non-formal education (NFE) by the school for the Aetas’ Magbasa Kita-project “a basic literacy program of the department. I was assigned to the class or community of Aetas’ para-teachers handle “simultaneously” ATE “Mrs.” or “teachers, not by the Aetas. At that time, I headed up the teaching of sound- syllabic. The school was in existence in the Nipa Villa Espina. Registrants of these classes are no age limits. Processing Aetas as one of NFE / ALS Scouting is not an easy task for me. So I mobilized our local system. It is indeed very difficult for us. We have struggled to encourage and motivate, so that they arrive at school. to convince them to come to school, drinking brandy added. In addition, we use various means and approaches to be able to arouse their interest. The school has developed a few years their lifestyles despite all efforts of their mentors, other last exercised. Some have even made old practices and not even a house where they can live permanently and comfortable. Construction of two pieces of ABS-CBN sponsored the “Tree of Hope program,” built last year (2007) became one of the motivational factors to take the Aetas LED ALS program. ESL program officially started in February-April 2008th Fortunately, more or less than 50 households were Aetas Fifty-four of its first batch of students. The group was divided into two distinct categories. The first group included young Aetas for 6-13 years under the leadership of Ms. Wilma A. Oblina. This group is at the highest level of education. The other class under Ms. Wilma Capistrano young adults, consisting of 13 years, is at the age of forty-four. This group could be considered progress of the learner emerging from the very basic level. During this period, meetings are held three times a week. Education during this period focused around basic literacy focus more on playing the alphabet (syllabary is learned phono), writing (especially writing their name) and customer “Adaptation to the alternative school. <, / P> Alternative Learning System programs continued early this school year, in June 2008. There was increased consumption. fifty-four ( 54), recorded in February Aetas, the situation degenerates to sixty-four (74) in June this year. From that 74, the majority of women, men and 65%, 35%. Ten of the parents and most are boys. “The continued use of 100% are the biggest problem,” the director of education strongly. On average, 50-60% of the total number of students come to school regularly. For Therefore, food for school program coordinator of the SLA cost the district local government units (LGU) has addressed the problem of abseeteism among the Aetas. However, the maintenance program is another concern. Meetings this time Monday to Friday not unlike its predecessor, the only three times would be. The coordinator and the manager said Lehr typical day or typical go like this … The Aeta, customers would come in the morning at school. Not all students to arrive early. Some were even from Brgy. Pisipis and other neighboring barangays. Some wore uniforms in rags others in their clothes. A flag ceremony will take place early in the week. And Home Economics Aetas and other activities pre-gewöhnheitsmäßigen. alphabets, words, reading, writing and numeracy have been set for three hours. We read the alphabet, read minimal pairs of words, short passages and you ask them to read aloud and write. Most of them get bored easily because ” they had other ways of learning. Most of them usually have a short attention span, so we broke fast from time to time had. prepare meal of the day was the most important to them. As some of them had not had breakfast or suffer the day. Following the initial work gewöhnheitsmäßigen morning, we would prepare the meal of the day , where his every game. food is the best reward and encouragement that we could offer them. Because the diet foods, they come to school. There was even one incident, the Aetas came very late, Just in Time for lunch at school. After a while, or a nap, would be assigned to the afternoon of free activities and diversified. film considered occupied mostly because of TV and educational package, we recently launched a donation all the way from Hawaii. TV viewing has been a part of the afternoon. When the day was over, we were able to help teachers, but uses different adjustments made, as> our clients Aeta.

/ p / We found the teaching and study with them sophisticated and yet very challenging, because some reasons: • Some unhygienic practices of some of the Aeta customers are reduced. We conducted the teaching of basic sanitation hygiene. But common ground is to ignore our advice to her already system because they were born. We have to use some of their unhealthy, but we still see as many customers as possible in general education the right way, although most of them know that n ‘ There is not much for his children for the usual reasons. · Abseetism problem is also common, as the approach is new for them at the beginning. Looking at it day by day perspective, and most of them skipping school, as some work in agriculture operated by harvesting anahaw new leaves or working with their own “Amos”, and for very good reasons, if something that we are not “having food or meal does the day to offer them, we should prefer a blank space, the clients have an empty stomach. · Aeta customers with the ALS program to interact differently. Student learning style and intellectual performance differently from each other. Some learn smoothly. Others need constant review. At the top level, it is common to see customers Aeta, write their name wrong, what is worse, they sometimes forget to change their surname or their names. · some of their practices are still widespread, but most are dead or forgotten. A client Aetas also shares it does not remember tribal rites of the ancient learned. However, some of them migrate and work in the community of barangays. They are not always stay in one place, except of course for those who learned to take in the village. This is quite urgent for us regarding their own way, is that early marriage is common cause. An Aeta has already been found and live his / her partner at the age of 12 years. They could also easily change or modify that both partners benefit. Another remarkable work often drink involved. In addition, some cases may be a villager living on most of the Aetas bottles of alcohol or other alcoholic beverages and the Aetas when drinking alcohol, it ends on a drinking binge. In this way, no impact on their attitudes to learning. A customer could compromise Aeta adults would a bottle of brandy school. With the programs offered by the district, the SLA has more impact on the future of Aeta community, going a long way from those of district coordinator and researchers unanimously said that quantity concerns or priorities yet to be negotiated and should be immediately accepted. Other Concerns “Education should be useful to be rooted in social life and experience of the people, because learning takes place in this context and in their understanding of the phases of their cycle. “< To expand access opportunities for education and skills development, the national office was formed SLA BALS district coordinators of the year of opening. A seminar on trends in ALS and updates full-time district coordinator of the SLA strongly influenced the approaches of Mrs. Oblina and his team of local partners. Myriad of achievement has been absorbed by the contemplation, and live with the framework BALS. It requires a change in their usual approach. In the meantime, at the departments of education, local people and some representatives of the SLA Aeta recently visited this month (August 2008). They have been exposed to training framework for indigenous peoples (IPs) and indigenous population Core Curriculum (IPCC). to develop with the assistance, expertise of local and indigenous people in coordination with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and other intellectual property organizations concerned : the office is one of the indigenous peoples (IP) core. The powers of the ALS Program are now identified by a modular system of education that the coordinator, academic director, and the method is performed Aeta guide screening and education, the customer will receive. mentioning this remarkable intervention or implementation, the following concerns and are rated by experts for delivering culturally sensitive and inclusive education of intellectual property, particularly < Aeta customers: ; / p>

The development process not only provides a basic program sensitive to culture, but also to maximize local participation in all aspects of decisions and actions that the completion of the IP Core Curriculum.

expert on the IPCC noted that, without necessarily emphasizes excessive noise, the system has Education being very Western rooted marginalization and exploitation of intellectual property contributed. The system has been producing graduates, employees are trained, and not as entrepreneurs, employers may be, are.

The rights-based approach (RBA) to form what is verbalized. Its strong sustainable development and achieving self-determination must be as much as education, a fundamental element “(for the recognition and empowerment), a” Guarantee “(protection) and” improvement “(for development and production) tool for indigenous peoples, their ancestral territories and their cultural integrity.

Malipot available http:// www. mb. com. ph/issues/2008/08/18/YTCP20080818132815. Html , they said the study by Dr. Jill Bevan-Brown, Associate Professor at Massey University in New Zealand at the 5th International conference on teacher education (ICTED done) indicates that children with special needs of minority ethnic groups have additional drawbacks. In his presentation entitled “culturally appropriate provision for children with special needs of ethnic minority groups: A tale of two Maori initiatives,” said Dr. Brown said for Children special needs of ethnic minorities, access to special education regulations is not a problem. In fact, in the various categories of special education, they are overrepresented. “However, getting an education is culturally appropriate and effective an important issue.” “We have two initiatives developed in this situation – teachers aim to improve the culture of an self-assessment of his early childhood center or school as part of their Sped qualification and the involvement of authorities, teachers and parents of children, “Dr. Brown has been found. Dr. Brown said that, finally, education, children with special needs victory to their peers without disabilities have more difficulties. “With children with special needs of ethnic minority groups challenges of their peers with disabilities majority cultures do not provide these children were treated” double ” “. The literature clearly appeals to change or innovation to meet the educational needs of the Aeta community in Brgy be in shape. Villa Espina, Lopez, Quezon. Since the SLA comes alive in this community, more measures to improve its customers to adapt or Aeta “culture that must be compromised not only by the SLA people should be negotiated, but also by the LGU, NCIP and before especially by those in the control of local resources. The following questions are starting points for reflection. If the SLA in the Villa Espina “enabling law” Aeta their customers (for recognition and empowerment)? “Guarantee” (to protect)? and “improvement” (for Development and Promotion) tool for indigenous peoples, their ancestral territories and their cultural integrity? Oblina woman is convinced that the modules would be of functional literacy that they were waiting to be published shortly by the national office authorized to receive it as early as possible, the process of teaching and therefore clients Aeta. The local government through the mayor, the Honourable Ubani Isaias, was an initiative to give the plan, the Aeta community is a place of refuge and hospitality, where you inherit and the latent cultural norms and be restored and modernized. The mayor has personally Council that this local initiative to disclose the coordinator ALS. achieve this mode of action, which should be guaranteed. But questions about the ancestral domain areas. This is not the first time, municipal leaders before Acting Mayor was the Aeta community, even if their local commander for the support of their traditional land use has been appealed. Unfortunately, the petition was made to recover the land on deaf ears or should say the researchers, “no clear answer yet.” < ;; / p> With the training and supported by national and local authorities of the party given by side with the non-governmental Lopez attend SLA Eastern District and the researchers found that ESL for Community Aeta Lopez, Quezon to see its long-term goals continue to target and implement these plans by: · supply food for the program school and be sustainable, such as the progress of time through sustainable livelihood programs for customers The Aeta are trained to lead and seem to gain independence from using the user “autonomous and work individually or community groups; / strong> are · the release of members of the Aeta community ignorance functionally literate people. A functionally as an educated person is to communicate effectively to solve problems defined scientifically, to think creatively and critically, the sustainable use of resources and being productive, self-development and sense of community and broaden their world view; ” strong> / strong> • Access to the accreditation and proficiency tests are given Aeta ALS graduates. If the customer who successfully passed the qualifying examination or transfer to formal higher education if he or she wants, it will be easier for them to user ; a

· duly paid, equipped education and trained managers. Nationalisation of IMS locally compensated enable them more committed to work not only teachers but like most social workers for clients, and the user ; they not only read but also to restore their cultural possibilities that indigenous people (IP), their “cultural integrity of ancestral domains, the creation of their own cultural identity within the framework of Lopez, Quezon for the community and the Filipino people. / strong> For all those still in the plans, hand in hand future actions were both the government and the Aeta community. If this is implemented, equitable access to education is now at hand for those who need and yearn for them. It seems that TT of alternatives if the non-governmental part of the same movement as the construction project for school abscbn Aetas and other philanthropic person, who are sincere in their interests, social and cultural revival educational empowerment for the Aetas will certainly be achieved . References and further reading: new items Ina Hernando-Malipot available .. Com. Ph/issues/2008/08/18/YTCP20080818132815. Html / a> Executive Order No. 358 S. 2004 is available Indigenous peoples Core Curriculum by the Department of Education, Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) Records, 2006 Lopez Eastern District Alternative initial learning of the school system , < ; strong> Reports SY 2008-2009 collected thanks to the following people for interviews, observations and other data which the researchers with a large thank you committed. Mrs. Angelina J. Oblina ,> Lopez Eastern District ALS Coordinator Mariveles Oblina Mrs. A. , teaching Manager Mrs. WILMA S. Capistrano , <> Training Manager p / This mini case study that considers the work of researchers of love, is implicitly dedicated to AETA COMMUNITY Brgy. Vila Espina, Lopez, Quezon prosper. May you and the parallel education system Lopez District of is to be fed. “

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