Bagong Pasukan 2025: Sagipin Natin ang Talino ng Bayan Reading. Writing. Critical Thinking. Ito ang tunay na school supplies ng kinabukasan.

🚨 The Reality We Don’t Want to Face (But Must)

Pasukan na naman. Bilihan ng notebook, bagong bag, sapatos. Pero habang abala tayong naghahanda sa pisikal na mga gamit, may isang bagay na madalas nating hindi nabibigyan ng pansin:

Kumusta ang pag-iisip ng mga bata?

Hindi lang ito tanong sa classroom. Tanong ito sa bawat tahanan, opisina, at komunidad. Kasi ayon sa datos, delikado na ang lagay natin:

📉 9 sa 10 batang Pilipino (edad 10) ay hindi nakakaintindi ng simpleng babasahin.
📉 Grade 8 students na parang pang-Grade 4 pa rin ang reading skills.
📉 Only 24% of students have basic reading ability.
📉 Math? Mas masaklap — 16% lang ang nakaabot sa basic level.

At sa PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) — isang global exam, ganito ang standing natin:

SubjectPhilippine ScoreGlobal AverageReading347487Math355472Science373485

Ang sakit, ‘di ba?

At kung akala natin problema lang ito ng mga estudyante — hindi. Lahat tayo, apektado.

Bakit Lahat Tayo May Stake Dito?

• Ang kalidad ng workforce natin sa future = depende sa mga kabataang marunong mag-isip ngayon.

• Ang lakas ng ekonomiya = depende sa literacy at problem-solving skills ng population.

• Ang kalusugan ng demokrasya = depende sa mga mamamayang marunong mag-analisa, magbasa, at magtanong.

Kung hindi natin ito bibigyan ng oras ngayon, 5–10 years from now, magsisisi tayo — pero huli na.

🏠 Sa Bahay: Paano Tumulong sa Maliit Pero Malakas na Paraan

1. 📖 Ibalik ang Reading Time

15–20 minutes lang bawat gabi. Huwag lang basta pahinahon — gawin itong bonding.
Tip: Sabayan silang magbasa. Hindi ka nag-uutos — kasama ka.

2. 🧠 Magtanong, Hindi Mag-lecture

Hindi lang “Anong natutunan mo?” kundi “Anong tanong mo ngayon?”
Tinuturuan mo silang mag-reflect, hindi lang mag-memorize.

3. 📝 Introduce Mini-Writing

100-word journal entries. One sentence reflection. Kahit captions sa IG stories—
it counts as writing if it’s done with thought.

4. 👨‍👩‍👦 Gawa ng Family Book Club

Kahit short stories o comics. Magpili ng isang babasahin bawat linggo, tapos talakayin habang nag-meryenda.

5. 📱 Tech, Not Trash

May libreng eBooks, audiobooks, learning apps.
Use tech not just for TikTok — but for transforming minds.

Sa Workplace: Growing Your Thinking Muscle

Yes, kahit empleyado ka, manager, o freelancer — you can level up your brainpower and influence your team too:

Microlearning Moments

Magtakda ng 10 minutes daily for intentional reading: news analysis, industry reports, thought-provoking essays.

Book-of-the-Month Culture

Masaya ‘to! Everyone reads a short book or listens to a podcast, then shares insights.
Pampabuhay ng kultura ng learning sa opisina.

Journaling Your Projects

After every task or campaign: write down what worked, what failed, and what you’d do differently next time.
That’s critical thinking in motion.

Ask Better Questions in Meetings

• “What’s the bias in this data?”

• “Are we solving the right problem?”

• “Paano tayo magiging mas intentional dito?”

Lumalalim ang conversations. Lumalawak ang mindset.

🌏 Inspiration from Around the World

🇸🇬 Singapore – Discipline + Literacy

“I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course.” — Lee Kuan Yew
Education, not charisma, is what built Singapore.
They prioritized early literacy, invested in teacher training, and built systems that reward merit and depth.

🇫🇮 Finland – Trust the Mind

No standardized testing till high school.
Teachers are treated like doctors: respected, trained, and given freedom.
Students are taught to think, not just memorize.

🇰🇷 South Korea – Study as Cultural Norm

Reading and learning is ingrained in their culture. Even after-school hours, tuloy ang learning — in structured but passionate ways.

🧘 Pause and Reflect…

• Kailan huling beses kang nagbasa, hindi dahil kailangan, kundi dahil gusto mo?

• Sa dami ng kaguluhan sa paligid, kailan mo huling ginamit ang isip mo para magtanong, hindi lang sumagot?

“Pag walang nag-iisip nang malalim, walang susulong. Kahit gaano ka daming likes, kung mababaw ang isip, mababaw ang kinabukasan.”

✅ Call to Action: Simulan Mo Ngayon

Ano ang ating maaaring gawin kahit may work tayo?
Magbasa ng 1 article per day - To train the brain to focus. Ikaw naman ang magbahagi ng nabasa sa anak/asawa mo to multiply insights and have a smart and open discourse.

Mag-reflect weekly sa journal - To track your growth and what insights you have learned.

Maaaring magsimula ng book club sa team - To build shared learning sa Workplace mo mismo.

🛑 Final Words: Hindi Lahat Solusyon ng Gobyerno

Puwede tayong maghintay sa reforms. Sa budget. Sa bagong curriculum.

Pero mas maganda kung simulan mo na ngayon.

📍 Start with yourself.
📍 Start at home.
📍 Start with small, real actions.

“Ang tunay na pagbabago ay hindi hinihintay. Ito ay binabasa, sinusulat, at iniisip — araw-araw.”