ROMAN EDUCATION
Ancient Roman education started with an informal, familial system of education in the early republic to a tuition fee – based system during the late Republic and the Empire. It was based on Greek system and many of the private tutors in the Roman system were Greek slaves of freedmen. Fathers were expected to educate their children and any Roman who wished to enter politics was expected to have a complete advanced education.
The Philippines also started with an informal education. Filipino children had an apprenticeship from their parents. Fathers taught their sons about the household chores suited for males as well as some of the work usually done by fathers like hunting while daughters were taught by their mother to do some household chores suited for females like cooking and washing the clothes and the dishes.
When Spaniards came, those who came from well to do families had a chance to study in Spain. There were some schools for girls and schools for boys were built yet only a few were able to study. It was only when the Americans came when formal studies started through the first teachers – the Thomasites. A lot of public and private schools were built and as time passed by, it also became a tuition fee – based system.
Through the initiation of Msgr. Father John Philip Aloysius Schwartz, The Sisters of Mary School that offers a free high quality of technical and liberal education with free food, shelter, medicine, clothes, school supplies, high class recreational and educational facilities, was built in the Philippines. Even before the K to 12 curriculum was initiated, a decent job from the reputable electronic, sewing, car companies as well as in SM malls await the students after graduating from fourth year high school for the training that they had was really extra ordinary that some of their competitors even graduated from college and still companies still prefer them – graduates from the Sisters of Mary School.
Our government has also worked so hard to give a free education for all the Filipino children in our country. Right now, it is enjoyed by the students in the public and private elementary and secondary schools as well as in state universities and
colleges throughout the country. The no collection policy is really practice in the said schools so more students are able to study for free.
Those parents who cannot give personal assistance to their children when it comes to their education due to a lot of personal and job related issues are actually depending on private tutors. I myself experienced being a private tutor while I was taking up my collegiate degree. It so happened that our neighbor was teaching at Southern Luzon State University in Sampaloc, Quezon. After a long day of travel and work, she was already tired upon reaching home and at the same time, her kids were already fast asleep so she got my help. Every after class, I went to their house to check on the kids’ assignment and I did my best to help them in working with all their assignments. After that, we also spent time to have an advance reading and advance studying of the lessons that they were about to take up the following day.
Right now, as a public secondary high school teacher, I also serve as a private tutor of those students who belong to the frustration level when it comes to reading as well as the students who cannot fully understand the lesson. I also act as a private tutor of the students in the senior high school whenever they assignments in their classes. They freely approach me to ask for my help and assistance.
Likewise I had a chance of applying in Acadsoc and 51Talk online teaching in English class. Its just that when I had the final demonstration, the signal got weaker so I decided not to pursue it but at the back of my mind, I would like to try applying again in these companies when the required mbps or a better internet signal is already acquired.
If Greeks were the private tutors of the Romans during the early days. Nowadays, there are a number of Filipinos both professionals or not who act as online tutors in English of the students in the neighboring countries. Teaching English lessons online is already a widespread job in the Philippines since Filipinos are considered good speakers of the English language even if they are not native speakers of the language and this online job really helps them to earn a basic salary of P12,000 as part time tutors. Some earn P30,000 up to P80,000 as full time tutors which is not so bad for those who are still beginners or for those who need a job while tending their own kids at home.
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