Why Back to School?

We spent more or less 20 years of our life in school and we cannot deny that teachers, classmates, schoolmates, school staffs, and a lot more people we met in school have made an impact in our lives.

Looking back, what have you learned and from whom? Feel free to send me your stories. Names could be withheld upon request and allow me to edit your story but you may request otherwise since rewording some may destroy what you want to imply. Anyways, I will be returning it to you for proofreading before posting it. You can send your stories to chrysz@gmail.com or mopangot@up.edu.ph :-)

You can send me anecdotes about everything - wickedness, greatness, funny, sad or anything... I know this will be fun!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Relocating a school just to widen streets

This was supposed to be my feedback to the website of Sison, pero it revolves around my opinion sa project nila. read on for those who are interested...pakipasa sa mga concern citizens...

Congratulations for having this website. At least, we are now part of the WWW. I used to visit the old website and I am very pleased with how it is now.

Recently, my cousins, who are pupils of Esperanza ES, texted me that they might be relocated to Bantay Intsik to give way to the road widening project and/or construction of new barangay road. I don’t know yet the full details of the projects and the amendments that should be done just to pursue the project but I can’t see the logic of relocating a school that had been there for ages. If road widening or construction is to be done, then you will only be needing a portion of that area. The front area of the school adjacent to the barangay road and the basketball court is wide enough for the road widening, isn’t it?

I am an alumnus of Esperanza ES. My grandparents, my mom, my aunts and uncles are all graduates of that school. Aside from the sentimental value that it has in us, the school had been serving not only residents of Esperanza but those from the nearby barangay as well, even those from Brgy. Udiao of Rosario.

Mahirap na po ang buhay ngayon lalo na at marami sa Esperanza ang naapektuhan ng bagyong Cosme. If you will relocate the school, paano pa papasok ang mga batang naglalakad papasok ng eskwelahan para matuto lang? Marami sa kanila ang wala pang baon at nagtitiis na lang sa gutom at pagod sa paglalakad. I know that roads are beneficial but should it be at the expense of closing down a school? Education is one of the basic needs of children. Kapag nilipat po natin ito sa Bantay Intsik na inaabot ng 20-30 minute ride ng tricycle ang layo sa Esperanza, sa tingin po ba ninyo, nakakatulong ito sa mga batang itinuturing ninyong yaman at pag-asa ninyo? I don’t think its justifiable na pwede naman silang pumasok sa Pindangan o Binmeckeg ES dahil nakatayo na nga diyan ang EES for years at dapat pa nga sana there should be a public school in every barangay. I won’t believe you too if you will say na konti ang enrollees ng EES dahil sa pagkakaalam ko, maraming bata ang pumapasok diyan. Kung lalakarin nila papuntang Bantay Intsik, ay na malem ton no makadanun da.

As far as I know, it have continuously maintained its glory as one of the best ES not only in Sison but also in comparison to other schools in the division so what would happen to it now and the kids who are in that school if ever matuloy ang pagsasara nito? I just know…

Hindi po natin kailangang irelocate ang isang eskwelahan para lang sa road construction dahil sa laki ng land area ng school, pwede ninyong idivert ng konti ang kalsadang balak niyong gawin para lang hindi masira isang institusyong naging bahagi na, hindi lamang ng buhay namin kundi maging ng kasaysayan ng Sison at ng Division II ng Pangasinan.

Sabihin na ninyong sentimental ako pero utang ko po sa eskwelahang iyon at ng Artacho NHS kung ano man ako ngayon. Hindi lang nila hinubog ang aking kaalaman sa akademika kundi maging ng aking pansibikong pananaw. Sana lang po, isipin natin ang mga batang pwedeng masagasaan sa mga kalsadang binabalak natin. Madali lang magtayo ng kalsada o ng isang bagong eskwelahan sa kung saan man natin gusto, pero ang institusyon ay hindi kailanman mabubuo ng simpleng pagpapatayo ng anumang gusali o infrastraktura."

(I know na kahit ayaw ng ibang mga opisyal ng barangay e wala silang magawa dahil oras na tumutol sila, mawawalan o mababawasan ang tulong na magmumula sa taas. Alam ko kung paano mag-isip ang karamihan sa mga nasa konseho dahil karamihan sa kanila, kakwentuhan na namin ng lolo o di kaya'y hinubog na ng kani-kanilang mga tatay na maging masunurin sa nakakataas basta me perang katapat pero dapat gamitin ang utrak at puso sa pagsunod. Wen lattan uray saan!)Bato sa langit, ang tinamaan siguradong me bukol!