Development of Education in the

Philippines- Janrey Tiña

The development of curriculum in history is basically founded on five

outstanding motives

• Religion• Political• Utilitarian• Mass Education• Excellence in Education

Pre – Hispanic Era

• vocational training and academic subjects;

• Tribal tutors oral, practical and hands-on;

• use of Baybayin;

• oral, practical and hands-on.

Spanish Period

• Education was religion-centered.

• Education for the elite only.

• Spanish is compulsory.

• The church and school work together.

• Inadequate, suppressed and controlled.

Spanish Period

Colegio del Sto. Niño(an Augustinian School build in 1565)

Spanish Period

Colegio de San Jose(a Jesuit School build in 1581)

Spanish Period

Colegio de Nuestra Señora

del Santisimo Rosario(a Dominican School build in 1611)

Spanish Period

In 1593, the Doctrina Christiana (first book printed in the Philippines)

Spanish Period

In 1640, the Unibersidad de San Felipe de Autria (first public University in the Philippines)

American Period

• highly centralized public school system in 1901(PH Commission act no. 74)

• Filipinization of all department secretaries

• Free public school system

• Thomasites, trained aspiring Filipino teachers

American Period

Philippine Normal School(a School run by Thomasites in 1901)

Japanese Era

• Creation of Ministry of Education

• Teaching of Tagalog, Philippine History and

Character Education

A Sherman tank at the ruins of the Fort Santiago gate in Intramuros, February 28, 1945

Trifocal Educational System

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