...Reading Renato Constantino’s essay entitled “The Miseducation of the Filipinos” gives me an impression that there’s much more to what we see in these days about the educational system in the Philippines. There are many concepts presented by the author that has been taken for granted by the leaders, curriculum planners and other key players in the education system in the country. It is evident that no educator has come up with an educational system that is nationalist. The author emphasizes in the essay that the educational system is patterned in the American educational system which worked in the beginning. But in the end, after we gain our own independence, the context of the educational system no longer worked because it is good only for American framework. Filipinos were conquered by the Americans through education. Constantino reiterated that capturing the mind is the best means of conquest. Thus, Filipinos were educated by the Americans to become good colonials. Filipinos were taught to write, read, speak in English; Filipinos became literate, but were brain washed and became strangers to their native land; to the culture and history of their own country. Education was established based on the American framework by the Americans not just for the purpose of educating the Filipinos but also to preserve and control their control to our country. Filipinos were disoriented to their nationalist goals because they had to become good colonials. The use of English as medium of...
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...Rafael / Mis-education, Translation and the Barkada of Languages 1 MIS-EDUCATION, TRANSLATION AND THE BARKADA OF LANGUAGES: READING RENATO CONSTANTINO WITH NICK JOAQUIN Vicente L. Rafael University of Washington, Seattle vrafael@uw.edu This paper re-visits the classic piece by Renato Constantino, “The Mis-education of the Filipino” (1959/1966), inquiring into the colonial basis of his anti-colonial critique of American English. It explores the affinity between his view of language and those of American colonial officials, especially around the relationship between English and the vernacular languages. Both conceived of that relationship in terms of a war of and on translation. It then turns to an important but overlooked essay by Nick Joaquin published around the same time as Constantino’s, “The Language of the Streets” (1963). By closely considering Joaquin’s views on “Tagalog slang” as the basis for a national language, we can see a different politics of language at work, one based not on translation as war but as play. Whereas Constantino was concerned with language as the medium for revealing the historical truth of nationhood that would lead to democratizing society, Joaquin was more interested in the conversion of history into language as a way of expanding literary democracy. Abstract Vicente L. Rafael is Professor of History at the University of Washington in Seattle. He grew up in Manila and graduated from the Ateneo in 1977. His books include Contracting...
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...THE MISEDUCATION OF THE FILIPINO By Prof. Renato Constantino (An Essay Review) Introduction I learned and realized many things about the history and relationship between the Americans and the Filipinos upon reading this paper. It is quite intriguing what the main reasons really were for Americans in taking power over the Philippines. Was it for the good of the Filipinos or the Americans’ good? Whatever it was, they succeeded in almost every aspect of conquering the land because they knew the most effective way to subjugate the minds is by controlling their education. They created a new generation of good colonials, the “unFilipino” Filipinos. The indigenous ways of life of Filipinos had been changed to the American way of life. The Americans insisted on creating a “carbon-copy” of themselves in Filipinos through the imposition of their language in their education. I went to elementary and high school in the Philippines, and I know for a fact they used both English and Tagalog as the media of teaching. In the long run, I think this resulted in both positive and negative ways — positively, because I was uprooted to the U.S. and I was able to communicate with others, and negatively, because as I have just realized, I feel the “impediment” in my thought process because I cannot think consistently in one language. NATIONALISM IN EDUCATION To have nationalism, Filipino must understand their Filipino culture on discipline, to have a unity in pursuing well-organized educational...
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...The first thing that I would really like to comment about is the choice of vocabulary of the author. The author blatantly has a wide command of the English language. On the content, it’s really not a waste of time reading the article. Not only will you learn new vocabulary but also your eyes will be opened to a fact that has long existed in which our eyes are just so blinded to see, because we are just so pre-occupied with the idea that the Americans are totally of help. Reading Renato Constantino’s essay entitled “The Miseducation of the Filipinos” gives me an impression that there’s much more to what we see in these days about the educational system in the Philippines. There are many concepts presented by the author that has been taken for granted by the leaders, curriculum planners and other key players in the education system in the country. It is evident that no educator has come up with an educational system that is nationalist. The author emphasizes in the essay that the educational system is patterned in the American educational system which worked in the beginning. But in the end, after we gain our own independence, the context of the educational system no longer worked because it is good only for American framework. Filipinos were conquered by the Americans through education. Constantino reiterated that capturing the mind is the best means of conquest. Thus, Filipinos were educated by the Americans to become good colonials. Filipinos were taught to write, read, speak...
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...Thyra Marie C. Escueta July 26, 2013 BABRC1-1D Prof. Villar REACTION PAPER The Miseducation of the Filipino By Prof. Renato Constantino On the content, it’s really not a waste of time reading the article, you will learn not only new vocabulary but also your eyes will be opened to a fact that has long existed in which our eyes are just so blinded to see, because we are just so pre-occupied with the idea that the Americans are totally of help. But then again, we must remember that the world is created with symmetry, that in every evil, there’s goodness, and that in the presence of advantage, there’s a disadvantage. According to the article, it seems that foreigners, especially the Americans influence us in different ways. They sway us in terms of speech, sense of style and clothing, food we eat, the movies we watch and even how we think and decide. And for that, I can say that our minds are somewhat manipulated by the Western culture and thus, we think and act as if we were like them. I agree with Renato Constantino's statement in which I would quote "Education is a vital weapon of people striving for economic emancipation, political independence and cultural renaissance." One must be aware of the country's problems, understand the solution and be caring and courageous enough...
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...HE MISEDUCATION OF FILIPINO According to Prof. Renato Constantino, Education is a vital weapon of a people striving for economic emancipation, political independence and cultural renaissance. We are such a people. Philippine education therefore must produce Filipinos who are aware of their country’s problems, who understand the basic solution to these problems, and who care enough to have courage to work and sacrifice for their country’s salvation. NATIONALISM IN EDUCATION To have nationalism, Filipino must understand their Filipino culture on discipline, to have a unity in pursuing well-organized educational leaders that nationalism is important in education. Filipino must practice etiquette in education to pursue a goal. NEW PERSPECTIVE The relation of America and Philippines to improve the nationalism and to complete the agenda of our revolutionary leaders the perspective of education is to brighten the educational system and philosophy which was first introduced by the American. CAPTURING MINDS Education is very important in our life. It will be a weapon to fight in every trial we are facing. To win something, you must strive for it. The most effective way to conquer a person is to capture their minds. Despite the terroristic way of Japanese, the Filipino was never conquered. Because of being hatred of Filipino to Japanese, Filipino’s minds were so eager to let the Japanese leave our country. BEGINNINGS OF COLONIAL EDUCATION Not all who colonized our country...
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...Pulmonary function tests Email this page to a friend Share on facebook Share on twitter Bookmark & Share Printer-friendly version Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move gases such as oxygen from the atmosphere into the body's circulation. How the Test is Performed Spirometry measures airflow. By measuring how much air you exhale, and how quickly, spirometry can evaluate a broad range of lung diseases. In a spirometry test, while you are sitting, you breathe into a mouthpiece that is connected to an instrument called a spirometer. The spirometer records the amount and the rate of air that you breathe in and out over a period of time. For some of the test measurements, you can breathe normally and quietly. Other tests require forced inhalation or exhalation after a deep breath. Sometimes you will be asked to inhale the substance or a medicine to see how it changes your test results. Lung volume measurement can be done in two ways: * The most accurate way is to sit in a sealed, clear box that looks like a telephone booth (body plethysmograph) while breathing in and out into a mouthpiece. Changes in pressure inside the box help determine the lung volume. * Lung volume can also be measured when you breathe nitrogen or helium gas through a tube for a certain period of time. The concentration of the gas in a chamber attached to the tube is measured to estimate the lung volume. To...
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...Introduction I learned and realized many things about the history and relationship between the Americans and the Filipinos upon reading this paper. It is quite intriguing what the main reasons really were for Americans in taking power over the Philippines. Was it for the good of the Filipinos or the Americans’ good? Whatever it was, they succeeded in almost every aspect of conquering the land because they knew the most effective way to subjugate the minds is by controlling their education. They created a new generation of good colonials, the “unFilipino” Filipinos. The indigenous ways of life of Filipinos had been changed to the American way of life. The Americans insisted on creating a “carbon-copy” of themselves in Filipinos through the imposition of their language in their education. I went to elementary and high school in the Philippines, and I know for a fact they used both English and Tagalog as the media of teaching. In the long run, I think this resulted in both positive and negative ways — positively, because I was uprooted to the U.S. and I was able to communicate with others, and negatively, because as I have just realized, I feel the “impediment” in my thought process because I cannot think consistently in one language. NATIONALISM IN EDUCATION To have nationalism, Filipino must understand their Filipino culture on discipline, to have a unity in pursuing well-organized educational leaders that nationalism is important in education. Filipino must practice etiquette...
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...So you read The Bluest Eye in college. Fabulous. You have a degree. Wonderful. You let your hair go natural. Beautiful. You bought all of Erykah Badu's CDs, and understood some them. Congratulations. That's the black and white. What most educated basic bitches fail to grasp is the gray areas in between. You can possess all of the book sense in the world, but if you lack the exposure and life experience to turn it into something useful then you are going through life being perpetually indignant, while aping other people's opinions and outrages, and not forming any unique thoughts of your own. None of this Beyonce shit is new. There was controversy about her skin in 2008. And 2005. And 2003. We have a problem with her natural skin tone, we have a problem when she tans, we have a problem when she gets chemical peels, and we have a problem when she paints her face. When will these conversations stop? Brown skin is not offensive by itself. Black Face and minstrel shows were not offensive simply because performers darkened their skin. Had Beyonce been painted brown while eating a banana and scratching herself, I think I may have been offended. If Beyonce had been painted brown while talking like John Coffey, I think I may have been offended. If Beyonce had been painted brown while eating a chicken-fried watermelon and tap-dancing, perhaps I might have mustered up the energy to give a quarter of a fuck. The photos of her...
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...Barrier to Democracy English was the language of democracy that through this tongue, the Filipinos would imbibe the American way of life which no distinction between rich and poor, which gives equal opportunities. English has created a barrier between monopolist of power and the people. English has become a status symbol while the native tongues look down. Because of their command of English, the mass has gotten used only half understanding what is said to them In English. They appreciate the sounds without knowing the sense. This is the barrier to democracy. Because of their language barrier, they are content to leave to their leaders. Impediments to thought A foreign language is an impediment to instruction. Instead of learning native tongue, a child has first to master and memorize its foreign tongue. A foreign tongue as a medium of instruction constitutes an impediment to learning and thinking. A student first has to master and construct new sounds, inflection, and sentence. The private sector Before WWII, public schools were superior to products of private schools in point of learning. Today, public schools are look down and only the poor send their children to these schools. 2 concomitant tendencies 1. commercialization of education 2. private owned and operated by foreigners Other: educational Media American films, comics, press services, fellowships in America have contributed almost total Americanization of our attitudes. Needed: Filipinos The education of the Filipino...
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...As we as a nation reminisce on the horror of 9/11, and all of the terroristic attacks that have happened, we have to reflect on the past years events and how cultural diversity has become somewhat of a thing to be feared. The article Turbans, Hoodies and Misdirected American Aggression by Christopher Emdin highlights the ever growing epidemic that has plagued the United States and other countries for decades. Ethnocentrism among even fellow Americans of diverse backgrounds has become somewhat of a cause for fear which in turn leads to hate crimes and ultimately death as seen in the Travion Martin case as well as the Sikh Shootings right here in our own front yard. In the article, Mr. Emdim compares the Sikh shootings, and the miseducation that the Sikh community is in some way linked to Alkida and the Taliban, to the fear that Travion Martin was some type of threat, simply because of the hoodie that he chose to wear on that fateful day. He goes on to speak of us using certain socializing agents such mass media outlets and religious institutions that highlight what taboos we as Americans living the “ American way” or the American dream should take part in or have as standard in our lifestyles. For example, prior to last month’s shootings at the Oak Creek Sikh temple, many of us knew nothing of the Sikh religion. I too must say that I thought that they were Muslims, maybe not the Taliban, but some sort of Muslim religious offspring. In this Modern Culture we find ourselves...
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...As we as a nation reminisce on the horror of 9/11, and all of the terroristic attacks that have happened, we have to reflect on the past years events and how cultural diversity has become somewhat of a thing to be feared. The article Turbans, Hoodies and Misdirected American Aggression by Christopher Emdin highlights the ever growing epidemic that has plagued the United States and other countries for decades. Ethnocentrism among even fellow Americans of diverse backgrounds has become somewhat of a cause for fear which in turn leads to hate crimes and ultimately death as seen in the Travion Martin case as well as the Sikh Shootings right here in our own front yard. In the article, Mr. Emdim compares the Sikh shootings, and the miseducation that the Sikh community is in some way linked to Alkida and the Taliban, to the fear that Travion Martin was some type of threat, simply because of the hoodie that he chose to wear on that fateful day. He goes on to speak of us using certain socializing agents such mass media outlets and religious institutions that highlight what taboos we as Americans living the “ American way” or the American dream should take part in or have as standard in our lifestyles. For example, prior to last month’s shootings at the Oak Creek Sikh temple, many of us knew nothing of the Sikh religion. I too must say that I thought that they were Muslims, maybe not the Taliban, but some sort of Muslim religious offspring. In this Modern Culture we find ourselves...
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...How the group met and got started Today I am going to talk to you all about an American hip hop group from the mid 1990’s called the fugees. The fugees represent several different elements of music styles such as hip hop, soul Caribbean and reggae. The members of the group the Fugees include Rapper Wyclef Jean, singer/ rapper Lauryn hill and rapper Praas Michael. The name Fugees came from the term refugee meaning someone fleeing from a foreign country, they looked at it as since there are many displaced Haitians who look up to the United States for political and social asylum the term refugee is used as a derogatory term for Haitians in general. Pras and Wyclef were both born in Haiti and moved to the United States as children they are both also cousins. Wyclef is the son of a pastor and Pras is the son of a deacon. They both grew up in Brookyln, New York and then later moved to Newark, New Jersey as teenagers. Lauryn as a child listened to her parents Motown 1960’s soul records. Lauryn came from a musical family, her mother sang at weddings and played the piano, and her brother played the saxophone, guitar, drums and harmonica. Lauren had been singing in her church choir and in gospel groups with her family members since she was a little girl. Her first public musical appearance was at an Amateur Night in a show called its ShowTime at the Apollo she sung her version of a Smokey Robinson song called “who loves you” and was booed for her performance. As a 13 year old freshman...
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...THE MISEDUCATION OF FILIPINO According to Prof. Renato Constantino, Education is a vital weapon of a people striving for economic emancipation, political independence and cultural renaissance. We are such a people. Philippine education therefore must produce Filipinos who are aware of their country’s problems, who understand the basic solution to these problems, and who care enough to have courage to work and sacrifice for their country’s salvation. NATIONALISM IN EDUCATION To have nationalism, Filipino must understand their Filipino culture on discipline, to have a unity in pursuing well-organized educational leaders that nationalism is important in education. Filipino must practice etiquette in education to pursue a goal. NEW PERSPECTIVE The relation of America and Philippines to improve the nationalism and to complete the agenda of our revolutionary leaders the perspective of education is to brighten the educational system and philosophy which was first introduced by the American. CAPTURING MINDS Education is very important in our life. It will be a weapon to fight in every trial we are facing. To win something, you must strive for it. The most effective way to conquer a person is to capture their minds. Despite the terroristic way of Japanese, the Filipino was never conquered. Because of being hatred of Filipino to Japanese, Filipino’s minds were so eager to let the Japanese leave our country. BEGINNINGS OF COLONIAL EDUCATION Not all who colonized our country...
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...experiences, shapes how the life of an individual will turn out. A person with positive experiences in school and home along with the help he or she needs to succeed, he or she will avoid the school-to-prison pipeline and lead a more productive life. Whereas, a person with poor experiences in one or both environments and with little to no help needed to succeed, one might fall into the school-to-prison pipeline and not reach his or her full potential. Some examples of poor experiences include being seen as a bad kid (whether it be because of a learning difference or background), struggling because of the lack of help or misused resources, falling into the wrong crowds, and many more. The lack or poor use of support and our biases leads to miseducation and because of this, many are denied their right to an education, are put on the school-to-prison pipeline track, and are not able to live life to their full potential. Education is a human basic right but many are denied that opportunity. People of color are marginalized despite the popular myth of racism and oppression ending. Racism is a never-ending cycle and is embedded in the future generations; when one form is dismantled, another is formed. It be subtle or obvious. What is seen in our environment is taught and passed on which is why racism continues. In the film, I Am Not Your Negro, the audience is shown how four hundred years of history affects society to this day. Since before the Civil Rights Movement, people of color struggled...
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