The document summarizes two topics related to education in the Philippines: 1) The Philippines' previous education system included one year of preschool, six years of elementary school, and four years of high school. Primary education is compulsory according to the 1987 Constitution, though not all children receive preschool education. 2) Prior to colonization, the Philippines had at least 16 different writing systems, including Baybayin which was widely used in coastal regions in the 16th century. The pre-colonial curriculum focused on basic literacy including reading, writing, and arithmetic.

1. EDST 73: The Teacher and the School Curriculum
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Topic1: Education in Philippines –Summary Timeline
FrancescaNicole M. Ilao
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May 7, 2022
Topic2: Pre-Colonial Curriculum:Basic 3R’s/ 16 DifferentWritingSystems
MikaelaMizpahP. Bautista
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May 7, 2022
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Curriculum”Presentation fordefinition of “curriculum”.
Topic 1: Educationin Philippines – Summary Timeline
 The Philippines'previousbasiceducationsystemincludedoneyearof
preschool, sixyearsof elementary school, andfouryearsofhigh
school. Despitethefact thatpublicpreschool, elementary, and high
schooleducation areallfree, the 1987 PhilippineConstitution only
makesprimary education compulsory.
 Children aged five receive pre-primary education. Achild entering
elementary schoolattheageof six may haveor nothavehad any prior
education.
Topic 2: Pre-ColonialCurriculum:Basic 3R’s/16 Different Writing Systems
 Priorto ourcolonization, thePhilippinesarethoughtto havehad at
least16 differentwriting systems.
 Baybayin isoneofthem, and it is reported to havebeen widely used in
the16th century by coastalpeoplessuch astheTagalog, Bisaya,Iloko,
Pangasinan, Bikol, and Pampanga.
 According to oneidea, "Baybayin"isderived from theTagalog word
"baybay," which means"seashore."
 Reading introducesusto newtermsand pointsofview.
 Writing is thekey criterion for evaluating one'slearning and intellect.
 Arithmetic is a fundamentalarea ofmathematicsthatentailsthe
study ofnumbers.