In Response to Benjamin Pimentel Article 'From tago nang tago to self-deported' on Philippine Daily Inquirer

I felt compelled to response to the article posted by Benjamin Pimentel a columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer in regards to the immigration issue in America. He attempted to drag the republican presidential candidate former governor Mitt Romney the current front-runner to the republican nominee to the issue of self-deportation and according to Mr. Benjamin Pimentel "it was a joke" and "the whole concept was a brilliant political hoax". His article can be found on this "From tago nang tago to self-deported" link and my response to his article can be also found on the same link under the comments or can be seen below:

I think the writer does not have a good understanding of the problems of illegal immigration in America. Governor Mitt Romney's plan is not actually self deportation but a plan for those who are willing to embrace and acknowledge that America is a country govern by laws and not men. Just like everyone else who come legally in America and becomes naturalized citizens they waited long lines for their turn the same should be applied for those who want to become part of the American dream no short cut period. To claim that it was a joke and the whole concept was a brilliant political hoax is completely wrong and appalling.

K+12 program is Burdensome

President Benigno Aquino III is pushing for reform in the country's education system by adding 2 more years of senior high school to the current 10 year education curriculum. Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that K+12 program is absolutely essential.

My response is this, granted that the K+12 program is absolutely essential to improve the education system by additional two more years. this program for the most part will not improve the quality of education. Why because as a matter of fact it is the quality of education that is not improving. For one given the example Japan, South Korea, and the US has adopted in their curriculum to teach students at a very young age in technology, agriculture, politics, and other that will help their country's economy grow. These students at a very young age was given a first hand approach to learn how to developed new generations of computers, technologies to built alternative renewable energies, and others. while our country's school curriculum teaches our students origami, how to built baskets and bags, how to cook pandesal, how to grow pechays, which are all considered antiquated teaching systems. These some of the facts why the quality of education is not improving and lagging behind our neighboring countries. Our school needs new modern tools and not tweak to the system.

I can also conclude that this will not sit well with student parent's partly because of additional burdensome to their economy. If we do the math correctly average tuition per calendar year is at 15,000 pesos plus a modest daily allowance of 120 pesos excluding holidays that gives 16,800 in a year (2,400 month by 8 months less assumed 20 days of holidays) and unknown school expense at an average of 2,000. In a year alone a parent of one student will incurred an average of 33,800 pesos to send their kids to school. Much more if you have 4 kids that will be 3 times more.