A Filipino engineer working in Qatar who read the my post on my daughter’s school sent a reaction via e-mail. The following is a translation:”Thank you for the the article… The parents in that article are not alone in their anger and frustration over the educational system in the Philippines. Until now, the schools’ Draconian attitude still prevail.
“There have been instances when I wanted to just get defiant but I thought about how my kids would get the heat in school–they are the ones directly affected, not I. But parents of students in Claret School (an exclusive Catholic school for boys in Quezon City, Philippines) are not all that prosperous to pay for the never-ending tickets and donations, and the undying solicitation for goods when we don’t even get any explanation as to where the canned food, noodles, clothes and toys go. These year-round extra expenses have become a tradition in this school. I summed them up once and the total was equivalent to 50% of the tution for the entire year.
“Don’t the school administrators realize how difficult life is? I consider myself a practical person. If there is money, it’s fine. But when earning a living is not a breeze, it’s another story. I know some parents who are deep in debt but still pay for all these extras uncomplainingly and without second thought. They explain it away by saying the kids get an education, anyway…it’s for them. What kind of reasoning is that? Is that rational? And I ask myself, who is the real culprit here–the school or the parents?
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