Speech Title:

Morality and Education in the

Changing Times
by: Anton Severino V. Quiroz

Education… It is generally Education… It is generally

known as the art of sharing known as the art of sharing
and gaining knowledge, and gaining knowledge,
skills, and judgment that skills, and judgment that
can be used in our world. In can be used in our world. In
this day and age, many this day and age, many
thought that education is a people thought that
requirement for an education is a requirement
individual to “belong” in the for an individual to “belong”
higher class of people and to in the higher class of people
become financially secured and to become financially
in the future. secured in the future.
These ideas are true, These ideas are true,
however, if we think about however, if we think about
it, it just bears a light it, it just bears a light
weight, it is an INSULT to weight, it is an INSULT to
the real essence of the real essence of
education. Is that all there is education. Is that all there is
to it in education? Money? to it in education? The
Power? Fame? These things Money? the Power? the
are just temporary. It is good Fame? These things are just
to have a motivation but temporary. It is good to have
these thoughts would only a motivation, but these
make having education in thoughts would only make
vain. the meaning and essence of
education less than what it
In order to harness the real really is.
essence of education, EACH
individual must be In order to harness the real
influenced by factors that essence of education, EACH
are beyond material and individual must be
selfish desires but influenced by factors that
something that would bring are beyond material and
an impact enough to selfish desires, but
unleash the potential within something that would bring
people. an impact enough to
unleash the potential within
Moral righteousness, love of people.
country, quality learning,
and unity… These words Moral righteousness, love of
may not get the attention of country, quality learning,
most of the people in the and unity; These words may
21st century but these as not get the attention of most
influences can be a stepping of the people in the 21st
stone to fully grasp and century but these as
learn from the 21st century influences can be a stepping
education. stone to fully grasp and
learn from the 21st century
Knowing morality, the education.
knowledge of good and bad,
is not enough! Having moral Knowing morality, the
righteousness is a different knowledge of good and bad,
story… Being educated is not enough! Having moral
combined with the moral righteousness is a different
compass that will help you story. Being educated
on how to use it for the combined with the moral
greater good of the people: compass that will help you
family, friends, and on how to use it for the
countrymen. Being morally greater good of the people:
righteous will not lead you family, friends, and
to use your knowledge to a countrymen. Being morally
path of selfishness and righteous will not lead you
corruption. to use your knowledge to a
path of selfishness and
The next influence is the corruption.
love of country.
Modernization brought us The next influence is the
love of country.
new trends, cultures, and Modernization brought us
customs that we do in order new trends, cultures, and
to go with the flow of the customs that we do in order
world. But… we must not to go with the flow of the
forget who we are: The world. But, we must not
country of “Po and Opo”, the forget who we are: The
country of world class country of “Po and Opo”, the
talents, the country of three country of world-class
stars and a sun... we are… talents, the country that
the FILIPINOS. We undergo have genuine hospitality and
education because we want positive vibes, the country of
to be better and better not three stars and a sun, these
only for our own desire, we reflects who we are; the
are striving as best as we FILIPINOS. We undergo
can to learn, to prosper, to education because we want
flourish as citizens for our to be better not only for our
beloved motherland, own desire, but also we are
Philippines. We must never striving as best as we can to
stop so that we will have the learn, to prosper, and to
right to shout on the top of flourish as citizens for our
our lungs: “MABUHAY beloved motherland,
PILIPINO! MABUHAY Philippines. We must never
PILIPINAS!” stop so that we will have the
right to shout on the top of
As we embrace our own our lungs: “MABUHAY
ways, customs, culture and PILIPINO! MABUHAY
tradition, we must also be PILIPINAS!”
open to all sorts of
knowledge. If we want to
have quality learning in Moreover, as we embrace
education, then we must be our own ways, customs,
open to the knowledge and culture and tradition, we
learning that comes from all must also be open to all
the parts of the world. The sorts of knowledge. If we
world is ever changing we want to have quality
must adapt to it, we must learning in education, then
not box ourselves in the we must be open to the
walls of the classroom nor knowledge and learning that
the borders of our country. comes from all the parts of
Learn from what learning the world. The world is ever
the global village has to offer changing and we must
and don’t be afraid to adapt to it, we must not box
incorporate our own ourselves in the walls of the
education with new acumen classroom nor the borders of
of knowledge. Remember: our country. Learn from
education is about SHARING what learning the global
and GAINING knowledge, village has to offer and don’t
skills, and judgments that be afraid to incorporate our
will serve as our guide in own education with new
this ever growing global acumen of knowledge.
community. Remember, education is
about SHARING and
And lastly, this may be GAINING knowledge, skills,
gritting to your ears for and judgments that will
being repetitive but I’ll say it serve as our guide in this
anyway; “NO MAN IS AN ever growing global
ISLAND”, this notion of “no community.
man lives for himself” can
also be applied in education. And lastly, this may be
We need unity in gritting to your ears for
education… NOT in the way being repetitive but I’ll say it
that students typically do in anyway; “NO MAN IS AN
EXAMS… We must unite in ISLAND”, this notion of “no
a sense that we do our man lives for himself” can
assigned roles: The parents also be applied in education.
provide the basic needs and We need unity in
build the moral compass of education… NOT in the way
the learners; The teachers that students typically do in
devote themselves in EXAMS AND QUIZZES… We
engraving the love of country must unite in a sense that
& Filipino Core Values and we do our assigned roles:
The parents provide the
be determined to give basic needs and build the
students quality learning; moral compass of the
and as for us students we learners; The teachers
must always do our best and devote themselves in
must appreciate each other’s engraving the love of country
& Filipino Core Values and
differences and to learn, be determined to give
work, and grow together. students quality learning;
United we stand and if we and as for us students, we
fall, we will just stand must always do our best and
together stronger than ever. appreciate each other’s
This is the kind of unity we differences and to learn,
must do in education. work, and grow together.
United we stand and if we
Speaking of “unity”, moral fall, we will just stand
righteousness, love of together, and this time,
country, quality learning, stronger than ever. This is
and unity itself, if these the kind of unity we must do
influences are taught and in education.
executed in unison will bring Speaking of “unity”, moral
us the education that the righteousness, love of
people of yesterday, today, country, quality learning,
and tomorrow can use to and unity itself, if these
build a strong and bright influences are taught and
future for our nation! executed in unison, this will
bring us the education that
the people of yesterday,
today, and tomorrow can
use to build a strong and
bright future for our nation!