Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher and his book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, has become more like the bible on critical pedagogy. In search of perspectives, I revisited one of my favorite reads when I was still at the university: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. But at the same time, this also gives me a renewed sense of purpose to better understand why this is happening and what we can do about it. This supposed learning poverty saddens me as an educator. Coupled with the “history is like chismis” squabble that undermines history as a bona fide academic and scientific pursuit, these assessments, among many others, encapsulate the real and depressing state of our education sector. A recent World Bank report says that “nine out of ten Filipino children still struggle to read simple text by age 10.” This reasserts another report released by the Programme for International Student Assessment in 2019 where the Philippines ranked the lowest in reading comprehension among 79 countries.
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