Issues and Problems That Surrounds the School as an Institution

The school as an institution faces conflicts and issues politically and socially. One of the major conflicts of the school is the low budget of the Department of Education. Due to the low budget of the Department of Education, the implementation of a better system of education is restricted or limited. This conflict affects greatly the public schools in both urban and rural areas.

Social issues and problems surround the school directly and indirectly. Direct social issues cover the teachers, students, parents and family, and culture and religion. Due to lack of importance of the society to produce efficient and better teachers, many teachers in both private and public schools lack skills and ability to teach students efficiently. Juvenile students face conflicts on their own because of biological and mental transition. If these delicate juvenile students are not guided properly at home and school, they may rebel and lose the motivation to study and learn. Parents or the family themselves may become a conflict of the school as well. There are parents who lack cooperation with the school and parents that demand too much of the school. Culture and religion differences determine the adjustment of the school in its curriculum. It is the schools responsibility to respect each of the students’ culture and religion in order to attain the appropriate environment for the student’s holistic development.

Meanwhile, indirect social issues cover the media, and society itself. We all know the big influence of the media to the people: from the latest product to the latest brand; from the latest fashion to the latest gadgets; from the latest words to the latest phrase. The media contributes greatly in the student’s behavior which affects the school as well. The society’s expectations and assumptions based on the social status and achievements of an individual or even an institution like the school create a wall to prevent the school to do what is technically right for the students.

The school’s primary job is to provide a healthy and appropriate learning environment for the students. Due to the said conflicts, the school as an institution of learning could not give its ‘whole’ abilities and potentials for the benefit of the students.

By: Carandang, Ma. Theresa B.