Our new schedule of class have a good impact to our next generation?

This is new for us that the new schedule of some school here in Philippines will start on August. Classes at UP in Manila, Los Baños, Baguio, Cebu, the Visayas and Mindanao, and UP Open University will start in August and end in May, but UP Diliman, which has not completed consultations and UP Integrated School will still follow the old schedule.

The first semester will run from August to December, the second semester from January to May, and a short term from June to July.

According to Toni Umali. We should not renew our schedule of class. Our old schedule is appropriate and there’s no conflict on it, they said that the month of June and July dangerous month because of catastrophic that cause of typhoons. He said that every month has a typhoon and earthquake that we cannot prevent. So it means that there’s no reason to change our school calendar. According to DIR. Julito Vitriola if they want to adopt this schedule they should consult to CHED agency. Only CHED has an authority in this problem whether it is public or private universities they must consult to CHED.

Lawyer Joel Noel Estrada of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations explained, was proposed so that Philippine universities can be synchronized with those in other member institutions within the ASEAN grouping. 

"They can easily come to us, at tayo rin pwedeng magpadala ng mga studyante, exchange programs, research programs. Pati mga graduates natin and professionals, meron nang mutual recognition. Ibig sabihin, professionals natin dito, professional din sa mga member ASEAN nations," said Estrada.

In an interview with GMA News Online, Father Gregorio Bañaga, president of Adamson University, said his school is almost sure of implementing the change this year, to make it easier for students to enroll from overseas institutions.

Citing the 22 nationalities represented at his university, Bañaga said, "Many of our foreign students could only enroll in the second semester after graduating overseas because it's too late for the first semester."

Why we need to move our schedule on august? What are the reasons? I am agree to Toni Umali that typhoon and earthquake is impossible to prevent. I think the main problem is not the school calendar. But how the teacher teach and what is the student needs. This is the problem that we need to solve. If our student is become active participant they also become active to any problem that they encounter not only in school but also in real life situation. As a teacher we need to prepare them in a real world task and not a line them on ASEAN plans. I know that we belong to this group but some of plans are not reliable and not suitable to every school. For me we should diagnose what is the problem of every school per region here in Philippines. Example in Tacloban the facilities and schools are destroyed by typhoon Yolanda. What are the steps that the government should do?

On my own before we adopt the plans of other lets a line it to our prospectus and make our objective inconsistently. According to what the student needs and problem.