Alas, the three-day workshop on Developing Textbook and Teacher's Manuals for Public Secondary Schools was over. The workshop was well attended and our participants were publishers, authors, editors, book designers, and teachers coming from the National Capital Region. IMCS was able to invite Mr. Antonio Calipjo Go, a long time critic of sick books, who presented his vast array of findings (error-filled books). Not that I depend Department of Education (which caters to public schools textbooks at this time) but most of Go's findings were on private schools textbooks. I have been waiting for him to reveal how he was able to get all those findings, what method did he use, etc. because his topic covers research too. Ah... maybe because of the limited time given to him.
At one point, a heated argument ensued after topic on tools and minerals were discussed but that was just part of intellectual discussion. What interest me most was the argument on the word 'observe' wherein one participant stated that, in science, this word is all-encompassing. Meaning, if you use the word 'observe' it would not only mean to use the sense of sight but the other senses as well.
BTW, I acted as emcee during the closing ceremony and I was able to make ad lib(s)
I would like to thank everyone who, in one way or another, helped in making this worthwhile activity a success.
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