In the countries we have studied who have become economically successful in recent years like Korea and Singapore; it is common to note that one of the keys to their success is their efforts towards the education of their people. In Korea, education is highly regarded by parents. After the war, government made basic education compulsory and provided the proper infrastructure for learning. In the Philippines, talk of politicians about the importance of education as key to economic development is all rhetoric. If education is really a priority for the government, then how come there are public schools without proper buildings or even classroom desks. Another problem is the lack of teachers. It is not because there are few graduates of education courses but because of the low salaries that these graduates prefer to work abroad or work in other sectors. The Philippine government should really be serious in addressing the problems of the education sector if it really wants to have sustainable economic development.
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