Sep 05 2008
School Season in my Small Town
School season in the Philippines usually starts on the first week of June. But for the teachers [like me], we start reporting to work a week earlier to prepare the classrooms, help in the enrolment, start preparing the lesson plans… teaching materials… and what not. The start of the school year just like in any other schools all over the world [perhaps] is the busiest day in the calendar.
School season in the Philippines coincide with the “wet season” in the country. School season is also typhoon season that is why we also cancel lots of school days due to storm, flooding and calamities. And because of these the school days are sometimes extended to make up for those days we lost.
School season in the Philippines is also the season for heavy traffic, especially in the cities. In our small town in Liliw, kids come to school on jeepneys, tricycles or on foot. They also come in uniforms unlike here in the US where kids come in casual clothes except for those who go to private schools. In the Philippines, both the Private and Public schools require their students to come in proper uniform. The public schools are subsidized by the government however; students are still required to pay a minimum fee for other school expenses.
And just like in any countries in the whole world… the teachers are still over-worked and under-paid… hahahaha. I still miss school though.
More Helpful Information
About Jeepneys in the Philippines… go to Jeepney, and Jeepney and other means of transportation in the Philippines
About Tricycles in the Philippines… go to Motorcycles and Tricycles in the Philippines
