People will not allow SOPA to happen. I am sure of it! So many people are fighting to stop SOPA and PIPA I am sure blood will be shed before it becomes a law. I hope it won’t happen because truly that would be the end of the internet as we know it.
Does anyone know what happened to SOPA now?
There was a news report the other night showing students in an Indonesian town having to cross a broken bridge without any safety harness just to go to school. One female student was even crying because she was so afraid she’d fall down while crossing the hanging bridge.
It is just so sad that this has to happen when local government units of different countries have the fund to use to repair broken bridges like this. And to think that kids use the bridge every single day just so they can go to school!
I hope someone from that Indonesian town will do something about the bridge before a kid plunges to his/her death.
I don’t know if you have heard it already but starting June 2012, all incoming Grade 1 students in the country will be part of the Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program of the Department of Education (DepEd).
What is the Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program that I mentioned?
This is what I got from gov.ph‘s web site…
This model involves Kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school (Grades 7 to 10) and two years of senior high school (Grades 11 to 12). The two years of senior high school intend to provide time for students to consolidate acquired academic skills and competencies.
The two years in senior high school… The curriculum will allow specializations in Science and Technology, Music and Arts, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sports, Business and Entrepreneurship.
At some level I understand the point of the DepEd in the additional two years in high school. Some high school graduates tend to enroll in a college course that they are still unsure of. After a year, they will shift to another course and that is a waste of precious time and money. What the DepEd has in mind is for high school students to spend the additional two years thinking and making sure that they know what they really want to take up in college. DepEd is also saying that the two years will be like a course in Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), training students so that for those who cannot afford to go to college, they can begin looking for jobs after.
Now, my beef on this DepEd program…
The program claims that the two years will provide better quality education for all. Does it really guarantee a better quality education? » Read more
I only have one wish for 2012: that it become much better than 2011.
I just want to achieve my goals and end the year with a big smile on my face. Increase my income. Save enough. Travel more. And just enjoy life.
What are your goals for this year?
Happy 2012! Here’s wishing we all have something brilliant to happen to us this year.
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