PASIG CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has added seven more languages from the current 12 major local languages as medium of instruction from Kinder up to Grade 3 under the Mother-Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE). The additional languages are Ybanag for pupils in Tuguegarao City‚ Cagayan‚ and Isabela; Ivatan for the Batanes Group; Sambal in Zambales; Aklanon in Aklan‚ Capiz; Kinaray-a in Capiz‚ Aklan; Yakan in Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao and Surigaonon covering Surigao
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Mother Tongue- Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) One of the changes in Basic Education Curriculum brought about by the new K-12 program is the introduction of Mother Tongue- Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) specifically in Kindergarten‚ Grades 1‚ 2 and 3 to support the goal of “ Every Child- A- Reader and A –Writer” by Grade 1.” MTB-MLE refers to “first-language-first” education that is‚ schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages particularly
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Community in Light in August Most scholars view community as one of the most important themes in Faulkner’s novel‚ Light in August. Faulkner’s story is based on the community of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. The characters that Faulkner focuses on are mostly isolated from the community. Instead of Faulkner showing characters that are one with the community‚ the majority of his novel involves the character’s isolation from Jefferson and the rest of its population. Through the stories of Gail Hightower
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return how does Michael change theirs? The movie “The Blind Side” directed by John Lee Hancock is based on the true life story of Michael Oher‚ a NFL player who plays for the Baltimore Ravens as a left tackle. When Michael was a teenager‚ he was homeless and both of his parents were unable to support him. His mum was a drug addict and a father who had been murdered. His life was looking dreadful‚ until Michael was invited to live with the wealthy Touhy family which changed his life forever. The Touhys
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Goodmorning I’m Vanesa‚ The memoir on A Long Way Gone really told us a lot about Ishmael and how his life went from normal to abnormal and turned him into a different person. Witnessing such atrocities can change the way people think and view life. In life‚ everyone experiences things they would’ve never pictured themselves doing so. In a long way gone Ishmael was living his life without any surprises even though he heard stories about the refugees passing by he couldn’t begin to imagine what they
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Mother Teresa‚ also known as “Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta” is one of the most impressive characters of the 19th century. She cared about countless helpless people including the poor and sick. But she was also somewhat controversial in the eyes of many. Not only did she have to face criticism from the people in her new home country but also from the people to whom she devoted her life. She was born in 1910 in Skopje‚ Macedonia. At the age of 18‚ she joined the “Sisters of Loreto” as a missionary
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"Junior‚ Talloi‚ and I listened to rap music‚ trying to memorize the lyrics so that we could avoid thinking about the situation at hand. Naughty by Nature‚ LL Cool J‚ Run-D.M.C.‚ and Heavy D & The Boyz; we had left home with only these cassettes and the clothes that we wore. I remember sitting on the verandah listening to "Now That We Found Love" by Heavy D & The Boyz and watching the trees at the edge of town that reluctantly moved to the slow wind." (15). "I took off my old pants‚ which contained
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8-6-10 AP Human Geography Summary The story begins in 1993. Ishmael‚ his brother‚ and some friends are heading down to the village Mattru Jong for a talent show. They plan on performing some rap songs and dance that they learned‚ but when they arrive at Mattru Jong they discover that rebel soldiers‚ part of RUF‚ have attacked their home village and are now heading in their direction. The boys flee into the forest‚ and as they run they encounter horrid scenes of brutality and violence
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Ishmael Beah “ A long way gone” There are many problems in the world‚ children who suffer from any diseases and/ or are taken away from their families but there is so much more to it. Ishmael Beah was a young boy when captured to become a child soldier. His story is just one out of the million others out there; he became a voice to the ones unheard. Beah’s childhood was taken away‚ as well as his innocence. He would no longer do the things he enjoyed and spend his time playing with friends
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“Congratulations‚ you have a beautiful baby boy!” my mother said as she rubbed my head with the biggest smile I think I had ever seen. Last year I would have never thought that I would be a mother a year later‚ especially not at the age of 16. I could still remember when my brother and sister were little and I would have to take care of them all the time. At least with them the responsibility was not all mines. This was “my child.” I would have to make sure he was fed‚ bathed‚ changed‚ and happy
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