Unlearning What Already Been Learned

As teachers, in better understanding our students and way of teaching, we need to ‘unlearn what we had been already learned’ to open up some rooms for improvement and development. Revisiting, reviewing, and emptying our minds for new knowledge again improves our skills and competencies and also helps students become holistic learners. This principle is vital in providing learners different avenues for learning that is why the K-12 curriculum is more diverse than its preceded curricula. Due to this, in this 21st-century, we are witnessing now a shift from the traditional singular / monotonous curriculum to a more diverse one.

The 21st-century learners, teachers, and classrooms are very dynamic. Today’s 21st-century learning environment is learner-friendly, focusing on the holistic development of learners by providing meaningful and relevant learning opportunities that will make them prepared for life and career. We are not just preparing them for their work in society after they graduated but making them connected with the rest of the world by sharing their skills for the sake of human development. We are now living in a borderless world, where everyone is connected. Our students are not only citizens of our locality, but of the world. Their talents and skills should be showcased, appreciated, and shared to the world. Teachers, on the other hand, should always be adept with the latest trends and issues in education to make them abreast in teaching. Students will become great people if their mentors are great. If we want our students to become successful and productive someday, we should also be successful and productive in our delivery of education. Teachers and students are great partners in attaining the goals of education. Furthermore, teaching and learning are best executed in an environment where the pursuit of excellence is manifested. Twentieth-century classrooms are adaptive and responsive to students’ and teachers’ needs in education. These classrooms promoted independence and collaboration in teaching and learning, sensitivity on individual and cultural differences, and flexibility in attaining the goal of forming holistically developed learners. 

Attending seminar on the implementation of the K-12 curriculum is a great avenue for gaining insights on adapting teaching and learning process to the needs of today’s generation of globally competitive teachers and students. To be globally competitive and ready, teachers and students should possess the skills that will make them equip, fit, align, and connected with the rest of the world.

There are many issues and concerns to be addressed in making the Philippine educational system adaptive and responsive for every Filipino and as teachers, having an open heart and mind with a vessel that is willing to be filled over and over again is a good start. Openness to changes and improvements leads teachers to greatness. Hail to all teachers who continuously and never stopped in learning!