FINDING ANSWERS
The learning crisis confronting Philippine education is certainly troubling when only four out of every 1,000 senior high school students can effectively demonstrate essential skills in problem solving, analyzing data, and communicating ideas.
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), in its final report "Turning Point: A Decade of Necessary Reforms" presented last week, showed a systemic “proficiency collapse” where learning skills vanish as students advance through the grades.
In Grade 3, about 30 percent of learners are already considered proficient in reading and numeracy. By Grade 6, that number drops to 19 percent. By Grade 10, only 1.36 percent remain proficient.
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