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LIFE AS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF LEARNING

“NO HOME-WORK POLICY”, ANTI-PRODUCTIVITY
by
CZERLENE ROSE CARMONA

INTRODUCTION

Home-work is a schoolwork that a student is required to do at home.

The Education Act of 1982 is the policy of the state to established and maintain a complete,
adequate and integrated system of education. In Section 3 of the said act states the basic policy
and objectives are as follows:

Sec. 3. Declaration of Basic Policy - It is the policy of the state to established and maintain a complete,
adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of national development. Toward this end, the
government shall ensure, within the context of a free and democratic system, maximum contribution of the
educational system to the attainment of the following national development goals:

1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress;

2. To ensure the maximum participation of all people in the attainment an enjoyment of the benefits of such
growth; and

3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve develop and promote desirable
cultural, moral, and spiritual values in a changing world.

While in Sec. 4 of the said act are as follows:

Sec. 4 Declaration of Objectives - The Educational system aims to:

1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the peculiar ecology of his own
society, to (a) attain his potentials a s a human being (b) enhance the range and quality of individual and
group participation in the basic functons od society; and (c) acquire the essential educational foundation of
his development into a productive and versatile citizen;

2. Train the nation’s manpower in the middle level skills for national development

3. Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation in the advacement of knowledge for
improving the quality of human life; and

4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational
planning and evaluation.1

1Lexico, Oxford Dictionary, 2019r <https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/homework> (visited September 12, 2019).

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Towards the realization of these objectives, and pursuant to the constitution, all educational institutions shall
aim to inculcate love of country, teach the dutuies of citizenship, and develop moral character, personal
discipline, and scietific, technological, and vocational efficiency.

Furthermore, the educational system shall reach out to educationally deprived communities, in order to give
meaningful reality to their membership in the national society, to enrich their civic participation in the
community and national life, and to unify all filipinos into a free and just nation.

According to FAPSA, this may promote “wrong values” to students and be “problematic” in the
system of education here in the Philippines. FAPSA President Eleazardo Kasilag warned with
regards to the effect of the policy when it becomes a law, we quote “Our lawmakers should
consider the situation in our country. Homework helps to sustain the flow of lessons (and)
banning it for non-academic reasons such as bonding
The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) National Chairperson Benjo Basas said, “Our Teachers
are trained educators, (so) we know the value of homework” He also added that “Homework is
not intended to make life dificult for our students” and that homework is also about discipline,
responsibility, and for continuous learning.
The bill also seeks to prohibit students from taking textbooks home in order to “lighten the
physical burden of schoolchildren,” who, Escudero said, often have to carry heavy bags due to
schoolwork that has to be done beyond the school. This will apply to Kinder to Grade 6
students.
The title of this paper does not totally argue that, if there is no homework then there is no
productivity. The researcher stand is that, productivity for personal, social, spiritual and
economic growth is not learned inside the four corners of the room, it s acquired through
hardships, determination and effort that requires time. The time a student stays in school does
not determine that the learning has also a limit. It is not like our lifetime will be spend in school,
but school prepares us to be ready in life. The question of homework being a hindrance for the
students social life is a matter of lifestyle. Lifestyle, how a person balance his daily matters, and
school works and personal life is one on the line.
FOR A CONTINUOUS LEARNING
Is there any standard where we can determine that a person is knowledgeable enough to know
everything? I remember a phrase from a book I have read when I was young that, “what we
don’t know is much greater than what we know”. we don’t tend to know everything, someone
may be so intelligent but the person definitely don’t know everything. That is one of the reason
why life is a continuous learning.2

Chan Robles Virtual Library, Philippine Laws, Statutes, and codes. <http://www.chanrobles.com/bataspambansabilang232.htm#.XXsxeChKjIU>
(visited September 13, 2019). and Balita, Newspaper, Taon XLVII Blg. 271, Myerkules, (August 28, 2019).
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A STATE WITH AN ADEQUATE AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

As the abovementioned that the state aims to established the educational system of the
government, the bill is quite a hindrance. Home-work has been of our educational system, the
time we spent in school is not enough to tackle everything we need to know. People who are
successful today, went through a lot like what we are experiencing particularly in education.
Going to sleep late at night just to finish a home-work or project, carry a bag full of heavy
books and notes, etc. Yet they still have time for family, moreover it is a matter of how you deal
with things and balance it.
Proper Educatonal system is a great thing in our country for economic growth and stability.
People must be trained with proper guidance and nourish their talent. At the end of the day
people and state are as one.
NOT SO BENEFICIAL
One of the benefits of the bill is that it prevents to prevent students with responsibility not so
related to educational goal. Admit it or not there are some projects and home-work which are
not so related to the subject matter, it was from the authority of the administration in a particular
setting of school, therefore it is for them to solve and provide students with more applicable
learning materials. There may be some lapses, but it does not mean that home-work, even
carrying a heavy bag full of books are something to abolish. The researcher finds the policy may
not be so beneficial, for it is quite unjustified, the intent of the legislator who proposed it may be
for the benefits of students and for some reasons that may help them but in the long run the
effect may be productive for students which is, not so beneficial.3