i've had the distinct privilege recently of being so inspired by the young people i've met. and they cover the spectrum of 'intelligence'.
i've had the chance to watch students of the phil science high school (a campus in the south) present the results of their two-year researches. in almost flawless english, the students gave an account of their research projects, mostly in nosebleed terminology. they were mouthing off terms in biology, physics in the same way i would talk about madonna, louis vuitton. at only 16yo, they were already trained in scientific research. no wonder these kids have been winning contests internationally. yes, young filipinos from the south besting manila, washington, osaka, etc. etc.
then the pendulum swung to creative intelligence. i sat in awe as 40+ kids, ranging from 10yo to 19yo, performed as part of the loboc youth ambassadors orchestra! the arrangement by their conductor of the pieces was simply amazing. they truly performed, with choreography all the while playing their instruments with full force! and the kids are supposedly given this music scholarship, with no strings attached, only love and passion for music. i was floored by the showmanship.
again, this is in the south, challenging 'imperial manila'. talent in science and the arts at high school level. and a common denominator, a mentor who selflessly dedicates his/her life to realizing the potential of the children, regardless of economic background.
humbling. inspiring. amazing.
see below, mcvie's video snippets of the loboc youth ambassadors:
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There's hope for the Philippines then. I never doubted that for a single second. We have great youths out there who will bring this nation to its proper place in the world arena. :)
Ah, yeah. The superiority of the Visayan race at work!
Ano'ng pang laban niyo, mga Tagalog? Talo na nga kayo sa beauty (paramihan nga ng mestizos!) pati pa rin ba sa brains? ahahaha!
go to
http://blogs.gmanews.tv/sidetrip/blog/
watch the latest episode there (bato boys). another good story
Someone told me that the group that I watched (and featured in the video) was not their first-string batch. That's how many kids are "enrolled" in the program. Magaling, magaling!
akala ko pisay (phil science) is only in metro manila (quezon city not sure). there are lots of science high schools in the country and im proud to be an alum.
kaya magagaling yung mga kids sa loboc kasi pag hindi sila magaling tumugtog either tinatapon sila sa ilog or kinakatay sila. kaya masarap ang food sa mga floating restos.
echos lang.
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