The project is an accidental success and a testament to the flatness of the world we are in! The batch ‘09 students of the PSHS Main Campus reached far and wide, and here are some of the reactions they have received!
Misteryosa sees “start of something new” in Pisay Meets World
A few years ago (I think that was in 2001, when I was a sophomore), I was accused by one Pisay student to be a nerd — just like everybody else in QueSci, she said. I was just called a nerd by some girl with pigtails, wearing glasses, and had braces. I almost laughed at her face. I didn’t even know what led her to publicly flame me like that. I never took Pisay’s entrance test because I wasn’t ready to be called a “walking robot” yet, though I must admit that the monthly stipend of the students there was tempting. But I still went for QueSci. Nearer, more accessible, and most of all, it’s just behind a famous mall. And we had an award-winning school choir.
After that incident, I’ve become very vocal on my preference for MaSci over Pisay. I don’t think that’s ever gonna change, but that doesn’t mean I don’t admire the Pisay students. Still, I have yet to be impressed by them top high school students in the Philippines.
And the project of Sir Martin Perez and his students might be “the start of something new”. Pisay Meets World showcases the various projects done by Pisay students. I’ve checked out the “entries”, and I must say that they look very promising. Bookmarked.
elearningport.com sings praises for Pisay Meets World
eLearning in the Philippines is still in its infancy. We all know the issues. Hardware, software, people, know-how, vision, access, budget and a whole host of concerns. Yet we see on the horizon a glimpse of what could be and we breathe a sigh of relief. There is hope.
Take for example Philippine Science High School’s project Pisay Meets World.
I believe this is an eLearning endeavor that succeeded because it contains the 4 elements of learning: Motivation, Retention, Reinforcement and Transference.
Motivation: If my Social Studies classes were as fun as this one, I wouldn’t have crammed and forced myself to study. Turn a seemingly and often neglected subject into a hip and challenging and creative endeavor and you’ll get an overwhelming response. From the ripples in the blogosphere, even non-stakeholders are interested.
Retention: You can’t even fathom the myriad of lessons learned here. I have not seen all their work, and I am not privy to the actual objectives, but I’ll venture some guesses which may go beyond the reach of the subject. Take for example Pisay Myths World: Technology (Video/YouTube) as a form of social interaction, free speech, expression and open communication; Creativity (video production, storyline, scriptwriting, editing); Social skills; Self-assessment; Learning about prejudice and biases; Developing self-confidence; Enjoying (yes… you have to learn that too).
Reinforcement: I don’t know what their teacher say in the classroom, but judging from his comments in his blog, I think that they have a good dose of it. Additionally, putting it online opened up a whole world of feedback. How do you think I got wind of it?
Transference: While I do not have actual data to prove that transference has occurred, the output they have made is a testimony in itself.
And these are just second year students (aged 12-14, maybe) . Expect a World of Good from them.
Daddy Nice Ash to our students: “Dream high, Pisay!”
You did a great job. But I hope you didn’t just to this for the project; For the grades. I hope that you did this by heart and you really meant what you just showed on your entries. It is very warming to see that students also care for the future. You’re still young and we know that not too far, the success that you want is waiting. Don’t waste any chance of getting there.
I was having second thoughts on whether to write about this or not.. you see.. this is just a small dream.. and a common one too. A dream of some young kids which was just perfect to accomplish their project. But then, this came into my mind…. amidst all the problems that our country is experiencing right now (and i’m sure those kids have personal ones too), I admire them for still having this belief.. of wanting to achieve something in the future.. Of wanting to give back for what their country has done for them – education… of wanting to change our country for the better… coz they believe that they hold the future.
Pisayemon rocks Pokemon Philippines!
If I was to describe their work in one statement it would be that I’ve never seen a better Pokémon themed video created by Filipinos ever before! It can even rank as one of the best fan made Pokémon video that has real people as characters in it.
