tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post115730666161136346..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: The Filipino College Student’s Mind; is there an Opinion in There?PhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157547030215553062006-09-06T22:50:00.000+10:002006-09-06T22:50:00.000+10:00Hi Mel, yeah, I mentioned in the post that student...Hi Mel, yeah, I mentioned in the post that students in the large unviersities are probably more likely to engage in debate and discussion, and that is interesting if that is so. It causes me to wonder what percentage of the student body in those "higher" institutions come from the public school system? I'm sure its very small. Most of my classmates in my little inexpensive college are products PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157542772965400852006-09-06T21:39:00.000+10:002006-09-06T21:39:00.000+10:00Hey Ed, I hope we can get together someday when yo...Hey Ed, I hope we can get together someday when you visit the Phils again. I'll have some of my other opinionated buds over, some who even think as you do on those few issues upon which we diverge, and we'll have a grand 'ol time!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157478077288965982006-09-06T03:41:00.000+10:002006-09-06T03:41:00.000+10:00Phil,If you are studying in one of Manila's univer...Phil,<BR/>If you are studying in one of Manila's universities, you will find fellow students who are open in expressing their opinions and teachers who facilitate discussions.<BR/><BR/>I was a former student of University of the Philippines(who dropped out and joined the USN) and I can tell you that my classmates were not mute but rather subversives in classroom discussions.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157473470857497802006-09-06T02:24:00.000+10:002006-09-06T02:24:00.000+10:00Funny, I think many adults around my work area are...Funny, I think many adults around my work area are the same way. When I get in a political debate with them, they can merely repeat the catch phrase of the day and when questioned, can't even give you any details on what they just said. It's sad and takes the wind out of my sails having nobody to debate with. I guess that I why I like debating with you even though we don't always agree.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157426481712038202006-09-05T13:21:00.000+10:002006-09-05T13:21:00.000+10:00I hear you Amadeo... and the "problem children" yo...I hear you Amadeo... and the "problem children" you refer to are probably being raised by each other, "gang style" instead of being influenced much at all by their parents. I suspect that since the kids you were teaching were even in CCD at all that they are probably even better behaved than most of the others out in the community, and that is REALLY scary.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157421269333586562006-09-05T11:54:00.000+10:002006-09-05T11:54:00.000+10:00Phil:Just to clarify. Indeed, the CCD students I ...Phil:<BR/><BR/>Just to clarify. Indeed, the CCD students I taught were from immigrant families both Asians and Hispanic, and a smattering of Caucasians who also went to public schools.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, problems I encountered were not with the Caucasians or Filipinos. The Filipinos knew enough from their Philippine experience to defer to their instructors. But with the Hispanics, many of whom Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157414149704610442006-09-05T09:55:00.000+10:002006-09-05T09:55:00.000+10:00To be fair, a lot of American students are similar...To be fair, a lot of American students are similar in their mentality of not trying to learn about the world UNLESS it involves their favorite TV show or music or cinema star. I just wish teachers here would force their students to do otherwise. I really don't see much of that going on. <BR/><BR/>I love the inherent respect that is conferred to "elders," which is what I get, not so much becausePhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157393291271513002006-09-05T04:08:00.000+10:002006-09-05T04:08:00.000+10:00Phil:Incisive observations, very detailed and down...Phil:<BR/><BR/>Incisive observations, very detailed and down to a personal level. Suggest you circulate this blog entry among your classmates. Most times all it takes is for Filipinos to know where the "foreigner" is coming from. Many recognize the typical Filipino mentality, especially in the provinces, that automatically defers to the "foreigner" as superior and to be respected. And that “Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157379266055334282006-09-05T00:14:00.000+10:002006-09-05T00:14:00.000+10:00A lot of what is going on here, or not going on, i...A lot of what is going on here, or not going on, is the age of the students. They start college much too young at 16. They seem immature to me in large part because they are not yet well developed mentally or intellectually. Let me tell you Nice, young folks in college here, or at least in my college, do not connect themselves to the rest of the world, and It's not just the language thing, or PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1157377814580931812006-09-04T23:50:00.000+10:002006-09-04T23:50:00.000+10:00It must be very interesting to be in your class, P...It must be very interesting to be in your class, Phil. I agree with some of the things you pointed out. When I was still new here in Canada, I seldom participated in conversations with the locals because although I understood and spoke English, I had that thick accent and it took me time to translate the words in my mind before I could speak them out.<BR/><BR/>As for opinions, I had encounteredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com