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For more than decades now, our constant contact with the Americans
transformed us and led us to the evolution of our public schools and democratic
institutions which then, in turn, developed in us our national consciousness in strength
and in solidarity. It gave rise to a new concept of education which is deemed as the
training of an individual for the duties and privileges of a citizen not only for his own
happiness and efficiency, but also for his contribution to the national sphere at large. As
the State's primary responsibility is to provide for the education of every member of the
society, it follows that an educated Filipino must possess three characteristics as
enumerated by Francisco Benitez in his essay "What is an Educated Filipino?".
First is the power to do which embraces not only the ability of the Filipinos to
produce material goods but also the valuable services rendered to society through
transformed us and led us to the evolution of our public schools and democratic
institutions which then, in turn, developed in us our national consciousness in strength
and in solidarity. It gave rise to a new concept of education which is deemed as the
training of an individual for the duties and privileges of a citizen not only for his own
happiness and efficiency, but also for his contribution to the national sphere at large. As
the State's primary responsibility is to provide for the education of every member of the
society, it follows that an educated Filipino must possess three characteristics as
enumerated by Francisco Benitez in his essay "What is an Educated Filipino?".
First is the power to do which embraces not only the ability of the Filipinos to
produce material goods but also the valuable services rendered to society through