the curricula of phil

By: NOIME D. CALDEMON

THE CURRICULA OF PHIL. SCHOOLS

1. Circular no.2 s. 1901 of the bureau of education – outlined a 3-year tentative Curriculum for the primary schools and emphasized the teaching of the English language.

The subject were:

1. reading 6. music

2. writing 7. drawing

3. arithmetic 8. physical education

4. geography 9. manual training

5. physiology 10. nature study

THE PRIMARY CURRICULA

2. Primary Grade Curriculum of 1904 – prescribed 3 grades for the primary course. Mental, physical, and moral training were

provided (1904-1905 to 1906-1907)

3. Revised Primary Curriculum of June 1907 – the primary course was lengthened to 4

years (1907-1908 to 1906-1907)


4. Primary Curriculum of 1910 (SY 1912-1913) – emphasized industrial work to increase

industrial efficiency and created an educated class and sympathetic touch with labor and the

development of the community.

5. Primary Curriculum of 1913 – lengthened recitation periods and gave more time to

industrial work. It also added Good Manners and Right Conduct as a subject.


6. Primary Curriculum of 1915 – the course of study was published for the first time. This

curriculum was effective until 1924.

7. Primary curriculum of June 1924 – allotted specific number of minutes per week for

every subject area.


8. Primary Curriculum for SY 1934-1935 – Introduced 2 new subjects in all grades viz: health education and elementary science. Industrial work was eliminated from grade 2 and 3.

9. Primary Curriculum for SY 1936-1937 – introduction of preparatory military training for boys pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 1

- Social Science was renamed Social Studies.

- increased the time allotment for arithmetic (200 minutes)

- decreased time allotment for language and spelling (425 minutes)


Five Types of Curricula offered in a Public schools

1.Intermediate Curriculum of 1904- patterned after the existing grammar

curriculum in the United States.- started in 1909-1910, and Grade IV

became a part of the primary work

THE INTERMEDIATE CURRICULA

2. Revised curriculum of 1909 – In order to address for adequate vocational training, four other curricula were offered in addition to the existing general curriculum, thereby increasing the curricula into five viz:

a. General Curriculumb. Teaching Curriculumc. Farming Curriculumd. Trade Curriculume. Business Curriculum


3. The Revised Intermediate Curriculum of 1913

4. The Revised Intermediate Curriculum of 1917

- business curriculum was eliminated - 2 years later the curriculum were

eliminated


5. The Revised Intermediate Curriculum of 1922- housekeeping and household arts was

eliminated- GMRC, civics and hygiene were introduced

6. The Revised Intermediate Curriculum of 1934- farming curriculum was renamed agriculture

curriculum- introduction of Character and Health education- introduction of Preparatory Military training

pursuant to Commonwealth Act. No. 1 in 1936.


1.Based on the provisions of Commonwealth Act. No. 586, known aw he Education Act. Of 1940, the following curricula were implemented.

Double-single session – standard curriculum where a class of 80 pupils was divided into two, the first half held sessions in the morning while the 2nd half in the afternoon. The Emergency Plan – a Primary or intermediate class under one teacher held session in the morning. The room is used by another class in under another teacher in the afternoon. This was only allowed in places where there were shortage of classrooms.

THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

2. Revised Elementary School curriculum of the General Course in the SY 1957-1958 offered the following subjects:

a. Social Studiesb. Work Educationc. Health and Scienced. Language and Arts


3. Revised Elementary Education Curriculum (REEC) in 1969, President Marcos formed the Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine

Education (PCSPE) and proposed a new curriculum the was envisioned o address the

various problems in the Philippine Educational System. The Commission

advocated the so-called “return to basics policy” and paved the way for he

implementation of the REEC.


However, in 1974 the Project Survey of the Outcomes of Elementary Education (SOUTELE) found out that the Elementary Education in the country is in a very turbulent dilemma and reforms are needed as soon as possible to remedy the situation and called for the implementation of a new elementary curriculum.

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