By Oliver T. Baccay and Floyd Hontiveros
TUGUEGARAO CITY, August 4 (PIA) -- To respond to the education needs of the Muslim students in the region, the Department of Education (DepEd) region 2 has hired and trained two (2) Madrasah assigned in schools near the Muslim communities in the cities of Tuguegarao and Cauayan.
Romel Costales, education program supervisor, said the hundreds of Muslim students are enrolled in different schools in the region that is why they need to hire teachers who are also Muslim to fit the education needed by the students.
Costales explained that they are supposed to hire a Madrasah (teachers in the Islamic schools) in each school that has Muslim students; however, only 2 have passed the qualifying examination conducted by DepEd as of this moment.
The two have also undergone trainings on language enhancing program and education ethics which is one of the requirements to qualify for the said position.
Costales said the Madrasah are mandated to teach arabic language and values education for Muslim students. Because the education department is now implementing religious and culture sensitive teaching, Muslims can now attend the arabic language and values education subjects taught by the Madrasah instead of English and the Good Moral and Right Conduct (GMRC) subjects.
He also cleared that, though the Madrasah are still supervised by the DepEd, the sources of their compensation are Local Government Unit (LGUs) to where they are assigned and the office of the Muslim Affairs.
As of now, DepEd is encouraging Muslims who are graduates of education courses to take the qualifying examination to be able to be employed as Madrasah teacher in other schools in the region that have hundreds of Muslim pupils. (TCB/OTB/FO/PIA-2)
Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=47112
TUGUEGARAO CITY, August 4 (PIA) -- To respond to the education needs of the Muslim students in the region, the Department of Education (DepEd) region 2 has hired and trained two (2) Madrasah assigned in schools near the Muslim communities in the cities of Tuguegarao and Cauayan.
Romel Costales, education program supervisor, said the hundreds of Muslim students are enrolled in different schools in the region that is why they need to hire teachers who are also Muslim to fit the education needed by the students.
Costales explained that they are supposed to hire a Madrasah (teachers in the Islamic schools) in each school that has Muslim students; however, only 2 have passed the qualifying examination conducted by DepEd as of this moment.
The two have also undergone trainings on language enhancing program and education ethics which is one of the requirements to qualify for the said position.
Costales said the Madrasah are mandated to teach arabic language and values education for Muslim students. Because the education department is now implementing religious and culture sensitive teaching, Muslims can now attend the arabic language and values education subjects taught by the Madrasah instead of English and the Good Moral and Right Conduct (GMRC) subjects.
He also cleared that, though the Madrasah are still supervised by the DepEd, the sources of their compensation are Local Government Unit (LGUs) to where they are assigned and the office of the Muslim Affairs.
As of now, DepEd is encouraging Muslims who are graduates of education courses to take the qualifying examination to be able to be employed as Madrasah teacher in other schools in the region that have hundreds of Muslim pupils. (TCB/OTB/FO/PIA-2)
Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=47112
