What we saw on the previous master lecture was quite related to this topic: poverty. The master lecture started by showing us pictures that are quite similar to the real-life scenario outside of Brother Andrew Gonzales building, the tallest education building in the Philippines. The pictures portray the life of the people who are living under the poverty line. In the pictures, we saw houses made of pieces of wood, metal and the like put together so they could have a place to stay. These pictures were not pleasant to look at and they made me realize that I’m luckier than one hundred million people (or more) because I get to study in a good school, live in a nice house, eat good food and sleep on a comfortable bed.
Poverty has been a worldwide concern and those who are in power keep on thinking about the possible solutions to solve it. But as years go by, it becomes even worse because more people suffer from it. In the Philippines, there is a growing number of people who can’t afford to go to a good school, who are homeless, who seldom eat food. Since we are education majors, our professor gave an example that is related to our field. I couldn’t agree more with what he said in class, “everybody has the right to be educated, but not all can go to good schools”. The people who didn’t have the opportunity to receive quality education end up doing nothing or trying things or job that make them completely forget their dignity, as long as they can have money to survive.
I have learned that the reason why we experience poverty is because we don’t have a structure or economic policy to improve our third world state. There is something wrong with our structure and we, together with our government, need to exert more effort to help our fellow Filipinos who are greatly stricken by poverty. We should work hand-in-hand so we can come up with the best and possible ideas and to solve our country’s problems in a more systematic way. In addition, we should learn to love our own, so we can have a better future. By loving our own, we can somehow improve the current situation of our country. For instance, if we buy our own products, our condition of our economy might change in a positive way and the unemployed would have jobs. It can also motivate us to produce products that can compete in the world market. We are talented and creative people. We should make use of our talents and creativeness to make the Philippines a better place to live in. This is possible if we begin to teach the next generation to appreciate our own culture. I strongly believe that it is our responsibility to help them develop a sense of Nationalism, and enhance their potentials so they would be able to contribute something beneficial for our society. We should always keep in mind that the future of our country is in their hands.
Poverty has been a worldwide concern and those who are in power keep on thinking about the possible solutions to solve it. But as years go by, it becomes even worse because more people suffer from it. In the Philippines, there is a growing number of people who can’t afford to go to a good school, who are homeless, who seldom eat food. Since we are education majors, our professor gave an example that is related to our field. I couldn’t agree more with what he said in class, “everybody has the right to be educated, but not all can go to good schools”. The people who didn’t have the opportunity to receive quality education end up doing nothing or trying things or job that make them completely forget their dignity, as long as they can have money to survive.
I have learned that the reason why we experience poverty is because we don’t have a structure or economic policy to improve our third world state. There is something wrong with our structure and we, together with our government, need to exert more effort to help our fellow Filipinos who are greatly stricken by poverty. We should work hand-in-hand so we can come up with the best and possible ideas and to solve our country’s problems in a more systematic way. In addition, we should learn to love our own, so we can have a better future. By loving our own, we can somehow improve the current situation of our country. For instance, if we buy our own products, our condition of our economy might change in a positive way and the unemployed would have jobs. It can also motivate us to produce products that can compete in the world market. We are talented and creative people. We should make use of our talents and creativeness to make the Philippines a better place to live in. This is possible if we begin to teach the next generation to appreciate our own culture. I strongly believe that it is our responsibility to help them develop a sense of Nationalism, and enhance their potentials so they would be able to contribute something beneficial for our society. We should always keep in mind that the future of our country is in their hands.
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