To deepen our understanding of history, make a short insights of understanding history through the lens of our educational background based on the context below. Although we cannot discount all the good things the Americans did to improve the country’s education system, the Spanish deserve credit for their contributions. Contrary to popular belief that Filipinos lived like uneducated medieval peons during the Spanish era, the inhabitants were one of the most educated peoples in all of Asia, and thanks mainly to the implementation of the public school system by the Spanish government, which started with the Educational Decree Act of 1863. The act created separate public schools for Filipino boys and girls and the teaching of free compulsory education, a first for any European colony. Surprisingly, the girls were taught “domestic” lessons and subjects such as Spanish and French languages and the sciences. Manuel Quezon, a product of the Spanish public school system, attested to the existence and excellence of Spanish education long before the Americans came. Unfortunately, American propaganda against the Spanish and the fact that local friars tried to subvert the system made a very negative impression of the Spanish educational system. FilipiKnow, Miguel Antonio Dar II, C. P. A., & Raganit, R. (2023, January 26). 10 mind-blowing controversies in Philippine history. FilipiKnow. Retrieved February 19, 2023, from https://filipiknow.net/historical-controversies-philippines/ 2. How do you view history based on the readings provided on item number 1? 3. If you were a historian what accounts/ narratives will best support the context in order to prove that these the true happenings of the past? 4. Is it necessary to forget the past and that past has no use in the present?, thus saying “ past is past” is true? When do you think “past is past” is most applicable?
Subject : READING IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
- To deepen our understanding of history, make a short insights of understanding history through the lens of our educational background based on the context below.
Although we cannot discount all the good things the Americans did to improve the country’s education system, the Spanish deserve credit for their contributions. Contrary to popular belief that Filipinos lived like uneducated medieval peons during the Spanish era, the inhabitants were one of the most educated peoples in all of Asia, and thanks mainly to the implementation of the public school system by the Spanish government, which started with the Educational Decree Act of 1863. The act created separate public schools for Filipino boys and girls and the teaching of free compulsory education, a first for any European colony. Surprisingly, the girls were taught “domestic” lessons and subjects such as Spanish and French languages and the sciences. Manuel Quezon, a product of the Spanish public school system, attested to the existence and excellence of Spanish education long before the Americans came.
Unfortunately, American propaganda against the Spanish and the fact that local friars tried to subvert the system made a very negative impression of the Spanish educational system.
FilipiKnow, Miguel Antonio Dar II, C. P. A., & Raganit, R. (2023, January 26). 10 mind-blowing controversies in Philippine history. FilipiKnow. Retrieved February 19, 2023, from https://filipiknow.net/historical-controversies-philippines/
2. How do you view history based on the readings provided on item number 1?
3. If you were a historian what accounts/ narratives will best support the context in order to prove that these the true happenings of the past?
4. Is it necessary to forget the past and that past has no use in the present?, thus saying “ past is past” is true? When do you think “past is past” is most applicable?
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