Programa ng pamahalaan na tiyaking may GMRC at Values Education sa mga paaralan

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | February 16, 2021

Dear Chief Acosta,

Mayroon bang programa ang ating pamahalaan upang tiyakin na ang mga bata ay matututo ng kagandahang-asal sa mga paaralan? – Arnulfo

Dear Arnulfo,

Ang batas na sumasaklaw sa inyong katanungan ay ang batas na kapapasa lamang noong Hunyo 25, 2020, ang Republic Act (R. A.) No. 11476, o mas kilala bilang “GMRC and Values Education Act,” kung saan malinaw na isinasaad na:

“SEC. 4. Institutionalization of Good Manners and Right Conduct and Values Education in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. - Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) and Values Education shall replace the existing “Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao” curriculum and be institutionalized as follows:
(a) GMRC shall be taught from Grades 1 to 6 as a separate subject with the same time allotment as the other core subjects, and shall be integrated in the daily learning activities in the kindergarten level. The Department of Education (DepEd) shall introduce GMRC through clear, distinct, specific, and concrete character building activities, such as role playing in the classroom, community immersion activities, teacher-parent collaborative learning activities, school-initiated values formation activities, simulated activities, and other forms of experiential learning. GMRC shall inculcate among the students the concepts of human dignity, respect for oneself, and giving oneself to others in the spirit of community, for the effective and holistic development of the decision-making skills of the child. The curriculum shall also focus on the basic tenets of GMRC, such as caring for one self, giving concern for others, according proper respect to people, upholding discipline and order, cultivating sincerity, honesty, obedience, and above all, love for country.”

Malinaw na nabanggit sa probisyon ng batas na takdang dapat ituro ang Good Manners and Right Conduct sa mga paaralan, buhat sa pang-una hanggang sa ika-anim na baitang na may pagpapabatid sa mga gawaing papalawigin ang pagkatao ng bawat mag-aaral sa pamamagitan ng mga aktibidad na magtuturo ng kahalagahan ng dignidad ng bawat tao, paggalang, at pakikipag-kapwa sa pamayanan.

Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang inyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa impormasyon na inyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng inyong salaysay.

Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.