Growing into the future
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
THE FUTURE is like a puzzle, filled with questions, challenges, and many chances to grow. Looking back, we see many historical...
A dire, grim PISA ‘re-affirmation’
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
WE HAVE etched an unenviable consistency in global educational rankings. In 2022 for example, PISA data affirmed this, firmly anchoring us at...
The overlooked experts
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
HAVE YOU ever noticed that in many disaster movies, there is a scene where a scientist urgently tries to warn people about...
School accreditation scorecards
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
ACCREDITATION, while seemingly mundane in education, holds immense significance as a gold standard that certifies educational programs and institutions against specific...
Digital discernment
THE VALUE of fact-checking has never been more pronounced than in today’s era, where information is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.
The digital...
From contradictions to solutions
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
THE COUNTRY is a land of contradictions in the area of education. It boasts commendable completion rates and higher education participation,...
The urgency of punctuality
THE CULTURE of lateness in submitting reports and outputs has become a pervasive issue that needs a deeper reflection. It is a phenomenon that...
The rarity of ‘common sense’
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
ONE MIGHT assume that common sense is common. After all, is not common sense simply the application of our accumulated knowledge...
Apathy of the youth?
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
IT IS IMPERATIVE that we delve into the perceived apathy of the Filipino youth, a demographic often under scrutiny for their alleged...
Can we still repair our ‘culture’?
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
THE PHILIPPINES, a country with immense potential and a promising future is gradually shedding the vestiges of an outdated past that...