tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383321545489778875.post6685813672558611808..comments2024-03-25T16:56:32.194+11:00Comments on GRPundit: Medium of instruction in Philippine public schools is a fundamental issue that needs to be settled @paulfarolbenign0http://www.blogger.com/profile/08022916216097762181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383321545489778875.post-23917825374340775562011-08-26T22:58:37.251+10:002011-08-26T22:58:37.251+10:00Is efficiency at all natural in the animal world? ...Is efficiency at all natural in the animal world? I think it is.PRFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596274864725855961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383321545489778875.post-85648429416910607002011-08-26T18:11:15.340+10:002011-08-26T18:11:15.340+10:00When I cite the example of Tagalog not having a si...When I cite the example of Tagalog not having a single word that captures the meaning of "efficiency", I don't mean that it it impossible to articulate the concept of "efficiency" in Tagalog. Arguably, you've demonstrated that it is possible (although I'd question whether your example actually did capture the essence of the concept).<br /><br />My point is that the absence of a single Tagalog word for "efficiency" illustrates that this concept is *alien* or *not native* to Pinoy culture. This points to a possible reason why doing things efficiently does not come naturally to Filipinos.<br /><br />We simply lack a *natural* ethic of efficiency in our undertakings.benign0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08022916216097762181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383321545489778875.post-16057688560217135392011-08-26T18:02:23.741+10:002011-08-26T18:02:23.741+10:00Efficiency can translate to pagiging masinop or ma...Efficiency can translate to pagiging masinop or matipid. Then again, the word can be rendered in tagalog phonetics, episyente.<br /><br />Besides not having efficient in the tagalog lexicon doesn't mean it cannot be conceived or practiced.<br /><br />Anyhoo... Having seen the situation many times first hand, it's really difficult for me to agree that "investing in English" will actually pay off in a situation where it can't even be taught properly.paul farolnoreply@blogger.com