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General education or just general training?

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General education or just general training? The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) released a draft memo on a “reframed” general education (GE), proposing to reduce units to 18 or six core GE subjects. This continues their pattern of reducing GE subjects by half, as we were originally required to take roughly 63 units of GE subjects prior to K-12, which was then reduced to 36 units. To achieve ...
The CHEd's proposal raises questions about the purpose of higher education. Critics argue that a comprehensive education should focus not only on workforce preparation but also on personal development, mental health, critical thinking, and self-awareness. The reduction in GE subjects may compromise these aspects, as it focuses more on technical skills needed for immediate employment. Moreover, the merging of disciplines to create five mandated subjects could lead to a lack of depth and specializ...