@green_angel05... yup mataas din naman ang literacy rate ng Pilipinas...literacy means able to read and write.. but the question is how they can use this kung understanding matters and
analytical thinking eh nahuhuli tayo.. i think yun ang kulang nating mga Pilipino...
@Ate Linsi... is closed-door pilicy means like a "Hermit kingdom" wherein foreign trading is restricted?
i think the definition of literacy now has expanded meaning,it is not only reading and writing
it is a condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field: cultural literacy; biblical literacy.
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literacy is the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate,
compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.
Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals,
to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully
in their community and wider society."- --------------------

---at yan ang kulang na kulang sa Pinas--

it's like going to school to study but not to learn- yung hindi na natuto-kahit degree holder pa
kahit state board passer pa or may doctorate whatever at ang pinagkaabalahan
na lang ay mga seminars, travels, playing politics sa career ladder at sosyalan picture picture-
kasama ang mga elitista at kung sino sinong alikabok ng kalawakan-
yung tipong pag nurse ka alam mo lang ospital daming nars sa america ang
mangmang tungkol sa health bill na ipinasa ni Obama- alam lang nila papasok sa trabaho
sa ospital pagkatapos ng shift nila uuwi na tipong ganun- o di kaya estudyante sa nursing
na ang alam lang yung nursing 101 at kung paano makakapasa sa exam
para makapunta sa--- TIMBUKTU- yan--ni hindi nila alam kung anong bubble economy haays
hindi lang nursing kundi sa lahat ng graduates, field studies at antas at ng lipunan
at karaniwang kaisipan ng nakararaming mamayan sa isang bansang hindi na umunlad unlad
at sumasahol pa kesa sa dati-

mukhang na trigger ako sa topic na ito at lumabas na naman
ang radical thinking ko--

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