[Rosewillow]

The Philippine education system is purely based on memorizing and getting high grades. High grades and memorizing a book does not mean an individual is educated. I am lucky to experience and get my education in the U.S. and I have to say their education is based on real world applications.

I think that you are referring NOT on the entirety of Phil. education system but on a mere specific system of an academe or teacher for that matter. Yes there's somewhat true to what you have uttered. However, school system does not implement such any kind of system. It usually happens under any incompetent teachers. The problem now starts from them.

Lucky you that you were able to study in the U.S. but mind you, our system has patterned from them too in one way or another. The only problem is we lack of funds or budget to sustain what US has. And maybe one of the root causes why we can't compete well (as far as education system is concerned) even to our neighboring countries i.e Thailand, Malaysia etc. is our Government system where bureaucracy is rampant. Let alone our country belongs to the "third world countries".