Vannie O. Ngitngit
AB Soc Sci 2
| RESPONSE | WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT | FACTORS THAT CAUSE DECLINE IN READING PROFICIENCY |
| Students have no time to read, with all the subjects they have to study in school, plus the distraction from cell phone texting, computer games, internet, TV, DVD's and the landlines. -C.K Yeo, IloIlo City | I agree that the students have no time to read, with all the subjects they have to study in school. Because of the distaction from cellphone texting, computer gamrs, internet, TV, DVDs, an dthe landline. | The distraction from cellphone texting, computer games, internet, TV, DVDs, and the landline. |
| To many Filipinos especially in the rural areas reading is boring so they prefer to watch telenovelas on TV or listen to drama on the radio. Because of technology, many would rather fiddle with cell phones, play computer games, or surf the internet than read books. - E. Linsangan, Isabela | I agree. Because of technology , many would rather fiddle with cellphone, play computer games, or surf the internet than read books. | Filipinos prefer to watch telenovelas on TV or listen to drama on the radio. |
| Its because reading as a pastime has been eclipsed by the Filipinos' addiction to the idiot box, which has taken over their lives. - Renato Taylan, Ilocos Norte | I disagree that reading is apastime has been esclipsed by the Filipinos addiction to the idiot box. | Reading are not addiction of Filipinos, which has taken over their lives. |
| Reading, just like character formation, is developed in the home, with the family playing a vital role. I believe that exposure is the key. If kids acquire a good foundation, they will learn to love the habit. In some cases where kids are born in poverty, they have to content themselves with fewer resources, aggravated by the poor quality of textbooks, insufficient materials, unqualified teachers and the whole system. Among adults, where all Juan and Juana have to think about is where to get next day's meal, reading has no place in their lives. All they can afford to read, if at all, are cheap dailies that provide most temporary relief with only an an ounce of value. - Imee Aglibot, Rizal | I agree. Because, if kids acquire a good foundation, they will learn to love the habit. | In some cases where kids are born in poverty, they have to content themselves with fewer resources, aggravated by the poor quality of textbooks, insufficient materials, unqualified teachers and the whole system. |
| It means that filipinos prefer to feed their mouths first by earning a living rather than feed their minds by reading. - Edwin Castillo, Tanuan City | I agree. Because of Unfed mouth, Filipinos are feeling hunger and result for unfed their mind by reading. | Filipinos are not feeding their mouth first by earning a living. |
| What’s there to read, erroneous textbooks? Bad newspapers? gossip magazines?i’d rather sit and let the Discovery Channel work. By the way, I’m a working citizen, I pay taxes, and I know how to read. As for anybody who’s the opposite. I think they should start reading. - - Rico Fabello, Paranaque City | I agree. In those discovery channel work, it gives more ideas in mind and improved reading to the Filipinos. | Lacking of interest in discovery channel work. |
| The first reason why reading has not become a habit among Filipinos may be the high cost of reading materials. Books are beyond the reach of most Filipinos, many cannot even afford to buy a newspaper. Competition from the internet, TV, radio, movies, DVD’s and other forms of media is second, literacy could be the third reason. Fourth, unavailability of public libraries; those few that exist are poorly equipped. - - Robert Young, Jr. San Juan | I agree. On the said reasonses, Filipinos cannot made the habit in reading. | The high cost of reading materials. Compitition from the internet, TV, radio, movies, DVDs, and other forms of media. The illiteracy and unavailability of public libraries. |
| Many Filipinos do not read due to lack of education brought about by poverty. Others are content with handy sources of information and entertainment such as the television, radio, movies and the internet. Those interested to read are hampered by the high cost of reading materials. - - Germi Sison, Cabanatuan City | I agree. Because due to lack of education brought by poverty, Filipinos cannot be afford to reach the high cost reading materials. | Those interested to readare hampered by the high cost of reading materials. |
| The government should build more public libraries with a complete line of books. They should make the place more comfortable and the air should be cool for readers. - - Vic Alim, Caloocan City | I agree. In that new public libraries to build and comfortable place, air cool to read. The readers will have an interest to went and habit to read. | Lack of public libraries and not complete line of books, like encyclopedia and such. The place is not comfortable and the air is not cool to read. |
| Many Filipinos nowadays read, not because they love and enjoy it, but because they are forced to do so. The passion to really understand what is written in the book is not there to begin with, that is why after reading a chapter or two of the assigned text, students tend to become bored and that is the reason why ever becomes a habit to them. It becomes a burden. - - J.C Macavinta, Caloocan City | I disagree. It because , that the students become bored. Some of them have no intent to learned the passion to really understand what is written in the books. | The students have no love and enjoy in reading.The students were thinking that reading are become a burden to them. |
| With corrupt people and a messed up DepED, teachers neglect reading and comprehension and book reports. This is due to our deteriorating educational system. Reading should be included in students from kinder to high school. - - Ed Alawi, Davao City | I agree. Because, without corrupt people and messed up DepEd, teachers neglect reading comprehension and book reports. Reading will be inculcated in students from kinder to highschool. | Due to our deteriorating educational system. |
| People were told to think, read and write in Filipino. Tell me what books in Filipino I should read in lieu of Hemingway, Sheldon and Longfellow. Up to the early ‘80s when the general elementary and secondary curriculum were not changed , we were a nation of readers. After the general/ basic curriculum were altered to suit the leftist/ nationalist ideologies, the nation lost the appetite to read books in English. - - Josh Pacatang, Dipolog City | I disagree. Because, the nation are not considering the new altered as an high developing materials into appitite to read books in english. | The nation lost the appitite to read books in english. |
