And Raul Roco’s widow boldly declares her advocacy. What she’s calling for is a no brainer and has really been the consensus of educators across the country. The problem is that even private institutions are finding it difficult to get funding for infrastructure. And it’s almost useless to teach ICT without computer labs.

But Sonia Roco recognizes this and suggests community participation. Does that mean reliance on private entities? I’m one who is always reluctant to always involve private entities in government business. I believe that Chiz aims to address these education woes better – allot larger state subsidies to education.

And check out her S.O.N.I.A. platform – Study-now-pay-later Occupancy Networking of schools and the community Information highway usage Advocacy.

Again, I’d blast her for her study-now-pay-later mentality. Isn’t free education (up to the tertiary level) a better alternative? It’s quite irritating to hear that “pay later” from an educator. Why not redub her S to State Subsidy for Students? (Oh yeah, I’m a spin doctor, all right!)

And with today’s increasingly intuitive computing, I think the focus for any ICT education program should have are trained teachers to handle classes and fully-functional computer labs. Instruction and infrastructure will lead the way for a top-notch ICT academic program.

Source: Inquirer.net

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