ACQUIESCENCE: WIN SUCCESS OVER FAILURES!

       W e have learned that despite difficulties, we should continue our journey. As we continue our path, it is inevitable to experience happy life and miserable life. This article will lay down some of the author’s happy moments and miserable moments and how these miserable moments help the author to stand and experience happy life. This will also teach you how to maintain a happy life and neglect miserable experiences to have longer life.         To start with, I would like to share what I have considered, “ at first ”, as a happy life. At grade five, I won in a raffle draw sponsored by the Coca-Cola in the amount of three thousand five hundred pesos (Php. 3,500.00). I was amazed to receive the said money. For me, it’s already a big money for new shoes and clothes. Winning is really what I want. I want to win in the battle always and making myself excel from others. Those situations make me happy! When I received me...

Every dream starts with a vision, a  vision for the future . And every dream won't work without a person's frugality, hard work and devotion to attain one's purpose. Many of the wealthiest men begin life in poverty. But with its consistent demand to improve, they have become successful. Now that success is within their reach, they continue to fight and remain firm and strong to keep it or make it better. The owner of the National Book Store started from a small book stand in the sidewalk. Now, it has become the largest store selling your favorite books and school and office supplies in the cities. A boy, who sold shoes at his very young age in a small corner with the help of his father, is now stepping up as he named his store, Shoe mart (SM) which has more than 30 giant malls all over the country. He can never imagine that his venture would turn into a huge business empire that it is today. These people never stop, they continue to plan and have passion in what...

While the nation is eyeing the controversy regarding the Drug War controversy, the people still become deaf and mute until silence is broken. While the senate now is eager to know the truth, concealment becomes undisputed. While others encourage the Senator Leila Delima to controvert the allegations, the confession becomes hazy like nimbus clouds  precluded to pour its rains. While people is deceived, others become abusive?   While the money of the people is used for projects, others used the funds to fill their own pockets. While the peace and safety is within our reach, bluffing is in the making. While care of its inhabitants is the paramount issue to take, the conduct of unbecoming of its officials is the common subject being faced. Is it not absurd? What's going to happen to those people who trusted them? Paupers will be affected so as the minds of the Filipino children, the innocents.   Education indeed has its power to overcome the sad plight of the pe...

Reviewing the skills learned from Grade Four to Grade Six, attending remedial sessions of the least learned skills and enrichment classes, answering  test papers  or review materials, doing piles of research and assignments, taking notes during class discussions and even asking permission from parents to attend Saturday classes bombarded the Grade Six pupils and teachers in preparation for the  National Achievement Test  (NAT). NAT is an annual examination administered to Gared Six  public school pupils  throughout the country to determine their achievement level, strenght and weaknesses in English, Math, Science, Filipino and Heograpiya,Kasaysayan, at Sibika (HEKASI). Former E ducation Secretary Jesli Lapus  said the 5 - percent increase from 59.94 percent to 64.81 percent is a very encouraging result that brought the agency closer to its target of 75% Mean Percentage Score (MPS) by 2010. " The key reforms and well-focused policy directions to i...

Every dream starts with the vision, a vision for the future. And every dream won't work without a person's frugality, hardwork and devotion to attain one's purpose. Many of the wealthiest men begin life from poverty With its consistent demand to improve the state of life, they  become successful. While success is within their reach, they continue to fight and remain firm and strong to keep it or even reach another goal. T he owner of the National Book Store started from a small book stand in the sidewalk. Now, it has become the largest store selling your favorite books and school and office supplies. A boy who sold shoes at his very young age in a small corner with the help of his father is now stepping up as he named his store, Shoe Mart which has more than 30 giant malls all over the country. These people can never imagine that their venture would turn into a huge business empire that it is today. They never stop, they continue to plan and have passion i...

The Philippine Education Curriculum today is now in danger. Legislature are on their way of passing bills in order to improve the skills of the students. Executive as well as administrative orders are now implementing programs  to suffice the needs of our future workers who will be competing the unemployed of the other countries in the global workplace.   The Department of Education has now been conducting a series of studies in response of the problems being experienced by the teachers as well as their students nowadays. Aside from that, the said department appreciates the work of the teachers and the students by giving them rewards which would encourage others to work hard. Inspite of these, why is our educational system in trouble?   Recently, DepEd announces that starting this coming school year Spanish language will be taught in selected public high schools to better prepare Filipino students in communicating a widely-used second language. It has been s...

Jerry Acuña, not the real name, 14 years old, a high school student: Jerry would be a famous football player today if his parents knew at an early stage, that their son used  dangerous drug. The school, if properly monitored, could guarantee his protection and might be able to prevent him by counselling and rehabilitating at the very least. Jerry became insane and died due to drug overdosed.   "There's no legal basis", "It's just a waste of fund", "It will not work", "It violated one's constitutional right"  are  some of the words uttered by those who show  disapproval on the  Random Drug Testing .   Our constitution, as our supreme law, valued the right against self incrimination and the right to privacy, thereby commenting that the Dangerous Drugs Board's order is unconstitutional.   President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo  occasioned to launch nationwide random drug testing to students in secondary and tertiary leve...