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During the Pre-Spanish period, education was still decentralized. There was no formal schooling.

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• Survival
• Prepare both boys and girls for a role of a home-maker

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Most children were provided with solely vocational training, which was supervised by parents, tribal tutors or those assigned for specific, specialized roles within their communities

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• Preserve the cultural heritage of the community

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Stories, songs, poetry, dances, medicinal practices and advice regarding all sorts of community life issues were passed from generation to generation mostly through oral tradition.

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Their curriculum consisted of unwritten culture, ways of hunting, agriculture, and moral standards. Read and write.

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During the Spanish period, education was religion-oriented. It was managed, supervised, and controlled by the friars. Priority of education was on Spanish and elites, especially in the early years of Spanish colonization.

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Primary instruction was declared free and available to every Filipino, regardless of race or social class. The teaching of Spanish was compulsory. Education during that period was inadequate, suppressed, and controlled.

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One of the objectives of education during this period was for students to learn how to read and write. While, the main focus was to disseminate Christianity. Their curriculum consisted the 3-Rs (Reading, Writing, Religion) and Acceptance of Catholicism.

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https://www.slideshare.net/loreinmay/spanish-period-strategies-of

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https://www.slideshare.net/arjaymesguerra/curriculum-development

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